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.
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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…
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’s barn owl webcam is now streaming live
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.
Increase in fly-tipping on nature reserves leads to safety concerns
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has seen an increase in fly-tipping on its nature reserves in east Dorset, which has led to concerns for the safety of the heaths during the hot weather.