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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

Look again at wasps

Dorset Wildlife Trust’s conservation officer Hamish Murray wants us all to reconsider our opinion of the UK’s ‘stinging pests’ If there was a popularity ranking...

Summer’s best-dressed power couple

Muscle-bound, shiny and flaunting it – meet the beetle, strutting through Dorset gardens in metallic green lycra like a six-legged bodybuilder Picture, if you will,...

Say NO to chemical pest control

Dorset Wildlife Trust volunteer Mitch Perkins explains why we should put the pesticides down and go chemical-free in our gardens this spring I don’t usually...

A year in wild moments

From bluebells to beeches, Jane Adams explains how simple nature journaling can reconnect us to the quiet magic unfolding on our doorstep https://youtube.com/shorts/1L-bGhZZxTo?si=knGaLERbtYakhqih Do you ever...

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

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...

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Winter is downtime for the eventing yard

This month, Toots Bartlett's head groom Eve reflects on joining an eventing team and has been enjoying the quiet season to get ahead on...

Ray Churchill (Rabbie)

21/04/1944 - 04/09/2025 Sixpenny Handley Ray Churchill passed peacefully on Thursday 4th September, aged 81 years. Beloved husband of Nora and son late Michael. Much loved...

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