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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

CRT launches festive appeal to protect Britain’s hazel dormice

The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) has launched its 2025 Christmas Appeal – and this year, it’s all about helping one of Britain’s most vulnerable...

Autumn’s red lone rangers

From hedgerows to high streets, young foxes are on the move this month says Jane Adams. They’re restless, reckless and alone. As the nights draw...

Winter birds to watch out for

Think winter’s a quiet time for wildlife? Hamish Murray from Dorset Wildlife Trust says otherwise – from firecrests to spoonbills, this is birdsong season After...

Pink, parrot, golden or blackening

Bright as boiled sweets and fussy as cats, these fungi reveal Dorset’s ancient meadows – Jane Adams invites you to meet the waxcaps This month,...

Take a wildlife walk at Bracketts Coppice nature reserve

Dormice, kingfishers and fungi await on this quiet 1.5 mile circular walk, says one of Dorset Wildlife Trust’s North Dorset assistant wardens If you’re looking...

The cove feels different this year

Year round, sea swimming at Lulworth usually feels like a hug from the cliffs – but this year, Jane Adams says the water’s different Every...

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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...

Blacksmith’s wife dies in her chair

This month Barry Cuff has chosen a 1906 postcard of the Green Dragon in Piddletrenthide. To accompany it we found a news story from...

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