Wildlife-friendly gardening in November
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…
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…
On 8 February 2021, a pair of adult beavers were released into an enclosed site in West Dorset as part of a scientific study looking at the impacts that beavers have on their environment. Project…
As winter approaches, find out how the beavers at the Dorset Beaver Project site are preparing for the cold months ahead.
The island may have closed to visitors for the winter but it's been a busy time for the Brownsea team and the volunteers with the Countryside Stewardship work taking place to restore the…
Nudibranchs, also known as sea slugs, are much like their land-based relatives that you may spot in your garden. But, unlike your regular garden slug, the nudibranch can incorporate the stinging…
Ever wondered what regenerative farming is and how it compares to other farming approaches? Vicki Hird, The Wildlife Trusts’ new strategic lead on agriculture, looks at this farming buzzword and…
Kate talks about what she's seeing in her garden this time of year and asks whether your garden is good for pollinators?
Last year as part of the Get Dorset Buzzing campaign we wrote a series of articles about what to do in your garden for each of the months in spring and summer. Our Community Conservation Officer…
Dorset Wildlife Trust is offering plenty of opportunities for families to get out and help wildlife this half term, with a ‘bubble beach clean’ at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach centre from 24th…
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…
Buy local produce, eat more plant-based foods and reduce your food miles to shrink your environmental footprint.