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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

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...

The sulphurous beauty of brimstone

How a single butterfly enhances my world - and we can support these little angels of delight, says Jane Adams. It feels good to be...

Protect your pets from antifreeze!

All animals, but particularly cats, are susceptible if they ingest common antifreeze. How to protect them – and how to spot suspected poisoning -...

How to ensure your garden hogs finish hibernating successfully

Now is the time for cleaning hedgehog houses and ensuring they are not confused when they wake in the spring, says Jeanette Hampstead. I am...

Eighty glistening eyes stared at me!

‘I was shocked when I heard a loud gurgling sound as I took the bins out one night – but was delighted when I...

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Her Majesty the Queen and her love for racehorses

Lucy Procter looks back at The Queen’s lifelong love of horseracing, and her success in the breeding yard https://youtu.be/HZ5fkUCwv9I In September the Thoroughbred racing and breeding...

Confessions – from Pepys to Mole

In her first Book Corner column for The BV, Victoria Sturgess from Black Pug Books in Wimborne takes us from war to wit in...

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