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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

Listen to the yaffle

A penguin in emerald and scarlet – Jane Adams recalls her first magical garden encounter with the unforgettable green woodpecker Can you remember the first...

Unlicensed rescues put dogs and families at risk

As dog adoptions rise we assume dog rescue centres are safe – but they’re unregulated, and as one Dorset family learned, the reality can...

Wildlife within reach

Ospreys and beavers … Jane Adams explores how livestream webcams bring wildlife wonders to everyone, even if you can’t leave the house I’ve spent more...

Summer butterflies

From peacocks to painted ladies, discover and where to find Dorset’s most delicate, dazzling insects in their full seasonal glory Nothing quite captures the essence...

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,...

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Basil goes to Bramham

Jess Rimmer relives her U25 Championship 4* debut with Basil at Bramham This month has actually been, dare I say it, a bit quieter for...

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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