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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

Encourage the wild in your garden

It doesn’t matter what space you have – even a simple window box can be used thoughtfully to increase wildlife, says Dorset Wildlife Trust With...

From war refuge to lifelong haven

More than 40,000 animals were helped by the sanctuary created ‘temporarily’ by the Duchess of Hamilton near Shaftesbury, says Ferne Rescue Centre In 1939, Nina...

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...

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Joe Tizzard on Cue Card, the Gold Cup and a Guinness or two

Ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, editor Laura spoke to the ultimate insider Joe Tizzard: from festival memories to Gold Cup predictions, he shares his...

Farewell to Adrienne Howell

IF Mere had a 'national treasure' it would surely be Adrienne Howell, who died on 13th January, aged 87. She was an active part...

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