Siskin
An attractive, green-and-yellow bird, the siskin regularly visits birdtables and feeders in gardens. Look for the bright yellow barring on its black wings, and the black crown of the males.
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Species Survival Fund: The importance of species abundance
Species Survival Fund Project Manager, Seb Elwood, discusses species loss in the UK, and how the Species Survival Fund will be working towards increasing species abundance across Dorset.
Wildlife-friendly gardening in January
Large or small, your garden or green space can make a real difference to local wildlife and the way you choose to care for your garden matters. Collectively, wildlife-friendly green spaces act as…
Take action for wildlife: January
There are plenty of small actions we can take to benefit wildlife - but where do you start? In our new blog series Wilder Communities Assistant, Mitch Perkins shares some simple tips so that you…
Beaver Blog January 2024
Take a look at the Dorset Beaver Project site in all its wintry glory as Assistant Conservation Officer, Colleen Smith-Moore describes how beaver beahviour changes in the winter months.
New marine species spotted at Kimmeridge
Dorset Wildlife Trust marine wardens have reported sightings of two species that are indicators of climate change at Kimmeridge in the last few weeks: the anemone shrimp and furrowed crab.
DWT runs half price membership campaign for January 2020
Local people are being encouraged to act locally to help fight the climate change and ecological crises we are faced with by taking out half price membership in January, to join Dorset Wildlife…
Species Survival Fund: A busy spring
There’s been plenty of exciting activity on the nature reserves supported by the Species Survival Fund (SSF) this spring. Project Assistant Lydia Gill shares the latest news.
Dorset Wildlife Trust launches January half price membership offer
We are encouraging people in Dorset to act locally to help fight the climate change and ecological crises we are facing by offering half price membership in January, to join Dorset’s largest…
Species Survival Fund: wetlands – a vital habitat for wildlife
Species Survival Fund Project Assistant, Lydia Gill, talks about the importance of wetland habitats, and how the Species Survival Fund will be working towards creating and restoring these havens…