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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

So mushroom for sweet chestnuts

As the summer crops hang on a little longer and the autumn season begins, October is the best month for foraging, says expert Carl...

Devil’s-bit scabious

Growing a wildflower meadow in your back garden isn’t quite as simple as you might think – but it’s important to try, says writer...

Ploughing a new furrow

Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Marine Awareness Officer Julie Hatcher shares the story of work to monitor the recently arrived furrowed crab. The wildlife-rich shallows and seashore...

Looking sweet in the meadow (and on the roadside too)

September is a month of abundance, even after a summer drought, says foraging expert Carl Mintern as he enjoys the literal fruits of the...

Primrose and berries – but not as you thought you knew them

A favourite spring flower is a surprise stop this month, and expert Carl Mintern has the real reason for those pucker-up sour blackberries right...

We went to the Country Dog Show

Sunday, which oddly seems to be the way this summer, was gloriously sunny as we headed down towards the coast, to join Margaret Green...

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Horses – the ‘mood altering drugs’used by many schools

How exactly does spending time with a horse help when you’re struggling? Equestrian columnist and RDA coach Sara Greenwood reflects on the power of...

The list of unwanted gifts

It’s that time of year when we’re packing up the last of the festive detritus and looking forward to the first spring flowers …...

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