Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

What’s happening in the bluetit nestbox?

Blue tits are on a surprisingly precarious tightrope each spring. Nature writer Jane Adams shares the task ahead of ‘her’ Bonnie and Clyde. In March,...

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...

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A Pony Club Summer

Local chief instructor Mouse Berry looks back on busy months of Pony Club activities as the season grows colder The lighter evenings and better weather...

The Sass Queen goes the distance

Moving from team chasing thrills to heart rate monitors and sloshies, Tamsin discovers endurance riding is as addictive as promised This month, The Sass Queen...