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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

Jane Adams on early birds and Jules Bradburn on the new Shaftesbury Market

Two fascinating interviews in this episode; Jenny chatted with wildlife writer Jane Adams about the dawn chorus (and her efforts to hear a very...

Dorset’s grasslands

We often take our native grasslands for granted, but a wealth of natural resources can be found within their unassuming quietness, says the DWT If...

What’s so great about the dawn chorus, anyway?

Wildlife writer Jane Adams grew up in the suburbs, and vividly recalls the first time she shared her morning tea with the waking birds In...

The oil beetle

This month wildlife writer Jane Adams introduces us to the shiny little beetle whose hitchhiking larvae have a mean bee streak The wonders of nature...

Microplastics on Dorset’s beaches

There has been a change in the rubbish on our beaches, says DWT’s marine awareness officer Julie Hatcher – but there’s still more to...

Happy as pigs in … Bere Marsh

Rare breed pigs have been enlisted for conservation duties at Bere Marsh Farm as volunteers vie to be a part of Operation Pig Watch Conservation...

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Return to the ring

The equestrian summer season has been resoundingly normal this year – Sally Cooper spoke to competitors at the County Show to see why they...

It’s the Hoosiers! 90s favourites head to Blandford for Teddy Rocks 2026

The award-winning Teddy Rocks Festival has unveiled its first wave of acts for 2026, with The Hoosiers confirmed as Saturday headliners – marking ten...

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