We’re pleased to be able to start the gradual reopening of our visitor centres from 12th April 2021. Our priority is keeping you safe, so in line with Government guidance, we require all centre…

Wildlife lovers in Dorset and around the world can once again tune in live to watch a pair of barn owls nesting and raising their chicks on a nature reserve, near Weymouth.

Following Government Covid-19 guidance and restrictions, Dorset Wildlife Trust has closed its Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre and Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre in Kimmeridge, with immediate…

In the most significant act of fly-tipping on Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserves this year, 60 bags of rubbish were dumped and then set alight at Powerstock Common nature reserve in West Dorset…

Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) welcomes recent government announcements to invest in local nature conservation projects. However, there is deep concern about the threat to environmental regulations…

Beavers create thriving ecosystems helping us to put nature firmly back on the road to recovery. The Wildlife Trusts are calling for a Beaver Strategy for England which would provide a roadmap to…

Yesterday evening (5th May) the first of five barn owl chicks hatched live on the Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) webcam. The remaining four eggs are expected to hatch any day now and over the bank…

A fire on the evening of Wednesday 22nd April has damaged 200m2 of Upton Heath nature reserve. The likely cause is a disposable BBQ (pictured below on the site). The fire was put out by a Fire…

Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is sad to announce that on the evening of Sunday 5th April a fire on Winfrith Heath nature reserve in Dorset destroyed 1.2 hectares of wildlife habitat, equivalent to…

Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has received reports of visitors not abiding by the guidance displayed on signage whilst using its nature reserves in Dorset. Visitors are increasingly using nature…