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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

The Easter bunny and the chocolate egg

As we approach the Easter holidays, the Damory small animals team provide a seasonal reminder about choosing rabbits for pets, and on chocolate for...

Spring – the most dangerous time of year for emerging hedgehogs?

“It’s the time of year I hate most” - Jeanette Hampstead of the Hedgehog Rescue shares why so many hedgehogs are seriously hurt in...

The hairy footed flower bee

They may sound like a character from a Brambly Hedge book, but Mr & Mrs hairy foot are a quintessential 20’s couple, says Jane...

It’s time to find the first mushrooms and your crop of hairy bittercress

April sees the start of mushroom season, and expert forager Carl Mintern says you definitely have hairy bittercress in your garden right now. As we...

Spring means it’s all systems go for the farm vets

As the weather warms, lambing and calving begin, heralding the busiest time of year for farm vets, says Damory’s Laura Sage BVSc (Dist) MRCVS. Spring...

Top ferns to find in North Dorset

They’re easy to just walk past, but Alex Hennessy from Dorset Wildlife Trust suggests we pause to notice the range of ferns growing in...

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Chateau Rimmer hits the road

From Chateau Rimmer to soggy Chard, it’s been quite a month for Jess Rimmer, with laughs, qualifiers and falling in love with a little...

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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