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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

The first two beaver kits born in Dorset for more than 400 years

Trail cams have captured sightings of two beaver kits, says Hazel Ormrod from Dorset Wildlife Trust; for two weeks it was thought there was...

Can you hear the bats?

When she was young, wildlife writer Jane Adams was told ‘you can’t hear bats’ – and believed it for 30 years … But you...

Homeless, poisoned, starved …and squashed

When was the last time you saw a toad in the garden? Writer Jane Adams raises the alarm call for our endearingly ugly, slug-loving...

Fat hen, elderflower fritters and the most prized of finds

Why did we stop eating the Fat Hen, wonders expert Carl Mintern, who is celebrating the season for finding the jewel in the mushroom-foraging...

This summer, discover our seaside superheroes

Some of Dorset’s coastal creatures play an important national role in our coastal biodiversity, explains Hazel Ormrod from Dorset Wildlife Trust In Dorset we are...

North Dorset housing estate becomes top holiday destination

Residents on a new housing development in Okeford Fitzpaine are working together to create a welcome for their African guests, reports Rachael Rowe If you...

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Mama mare, here you go again

Breeding from your mare is a step many owners consider – Sara Greenwood shares the pitfalls and her experienced tips to make it work Your...

Dorset’s beaver believer does dam good work

For Steve Oliver, it is more than a job – it’s almost two decades of hands-on protection of the rivers, wildlife and landscapes where...

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