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Wimborne’s Forget-Me-Not Factory: 8,500 flowers, one extraordinary community effort

More than 8,500 hand-knitted and crocheted forget-me-not flowers have been created by the people of Dorset as part of a community campaign led by...

equestrian

It’s all about growth

From follicle measurements to inspecting a placenta, BTEC students got stuck into the science and reality of foaling season at TGS this month At last,...

That’s not a lion, it’s a Lexus

Ah, the sweet sound of spring in North Dorset: birdsong, lambs bleating, engines revving … and my horse doing the fancy sideways samba because...

Woman on fire

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Dorset Food & drink

Cheers to 11 years – The Exchange’s Real Ale & Cider Festival is back

Sturminster Newton’s much-loved Real Ale & Cider Festival returns for its 11th year from 31st May to 2nd June – and organisers at The...

Wildlife & farming

Power from the ground up

Brain’s Farm near Wincanton is producing biomethane and preparing to supply digestate back to farms, completing a truly circular energy cycle It is predicted that,...

Dorset’s angry pom-pom who stole 100,000 hearts

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NAKskc-Soa8 There’s always that one person, isn’t there? The one that stops to move an earthworm from the pavement. The one whose dog isn’t picture...

Tree Planting for Nature’s Sake

Tree by tree, species survival project manager Seb Elwood is helping restore woodland across Dorset. He tells us why it matters more than ever The...

Hungry yet, Westminster?

I can’t believe that we are already in April. Where has the time gone? The start of 2025 has been an exceptionally busy time...
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May’s BV is right here

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This month’s BV is packed with stories you won’t want to miss – from Dorset’s angry pom-pom crow who stole 100,000 hearts, to chip...

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A COUNTRY LIVING

Forever fronds

Meet the couple who have brought an exotic plant world to the village of Spetisbury, growing a pteridophile passion into a living It was a...

A binding narrative

Peter Wiltshire learned the art of hand bookbinding from his father. Now, he’s restoring literary treasures in his own Dorset workshop Peter Wiltshire gently lifts...

From farm to festive feast

The 46-year tractor ride

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