Things to do
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Get involved with great activities around Dorset or in your back garden. You can discover more with our ideas below or visit our friends the Dorset Local Nature Partnership for wellbeing activities here.
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Wildlife Events
Come along to any of our wildlife events, and learn more about the amazing wildlife around you.
Urban Wildlife Volunteers
Practical conservation work.
West Dorset Volunteer Work Party
Come and join us for some practical management tasks.
Portland Volunteer Work Party
Join us for conservation work each month throughout winter, and help preserve Portland's rare limestone grassland.
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Urban Wildlife Volunteers
Practical conservation work.
South Dorset Volunteers
Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you.
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West Dorset Volunteer Work Party
Come and join us for some practical management tasks.
Ways you can help wildlife
How to grow a wild patch or mini meadow
Whether it's a flowerpot, flowerbed, wild patch in your lawn, or entire meadow, planting wildflowers provides vital resources to…
How to create a hedgehog hole
Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.
How to create a vertical garden
Gardening doesn’t need to be restricted to the ground - bring your walls to life for wildlife! Many types of plants will thrive in a…
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your…
How to build a bat box
Build your own bat box and give a bat a safe place to roost.
How to grow a wildlife- friendly vegetable garden
Learn about companion planting, friendly pest control, organic repellents and how wildlife and growing vegetables can go hand in hand.…