Appeal for volunteers to protect Dorset’s seas
Dorset Wildlife Trust is appealing for local people aged 18 and over to help with its wildlife conservation work in the Isle of Purbeck and Weymouth and Portland areas. The Trust is looking for…
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COP26: How we can tackle the climate and nature crises here in Dorset
COP26 is fast approaching, and it’s just as relevant here in Dorset as in Glasgow, where the much-anticipated climate conference is taking place. With volatile weather including flooding and…
New Walking Trail Linking Kimmeridge Village and Bay
Improvements are now completed enhancing pedestrian access links between the refurbished Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre at Kimmeridge Bay and the Etches Collection Fossil Museum in the village…
Wild Woodbury announced as new name for Dorset rewilding project
Dorset Wildlife Trust is pleased to announce Wild Woodbury as the new name for its 170-hectare community rewilding project in the heart of Dorset.
England’s first community rewilding project launches in Dorset
On 6th September Dorset Wildlife Trust launched a major fundraising appeal for England’s first large-scale community rewilding project, on 170 hectares of land near Bere Regis purchased earlier…
Dorset 3Deep Project wins Sea-Changers' Innovation Award
Dorset Wildlife Trust has been awarded the inaugural Innovation Grant by the Sea-Changers' Innovation Fund for the Dorset 3Deep Project.
Celebrate National Marine Weeks on the Dorset coast
We're inviting everyone to enjoy and explore the amazing array of marine wildlife along the Dorset coast this summer. With special events planned to celebrate National Marine Weeks from 24…
Kingcombe Meadows & Powerstock Common designated as England’s newest National Nature Reserve
More than 30 years after a national campaign to save ‘the farm that time forgot’, Kingcombe Meadows has been recognised as a gold-standard haven for wildlife, as it is declared England’s newest…
Dorset Wildlife Trust cruise ship anchoring report reveals seabed damage
A report carried out by Dorset Wildlife Trust earlier this year has revealed the impact of large cruise ships mooring for long periods off the coast of Dorset due to Covid-19.
Acquisition of land for wildlife will create a wilder Dorset
Wildlife in Dorset will get more of the space it desperately needs to spread and regenerate following Dorset Wildlife Trust’s acquisition of a large area of land south-east of Bere Regis.