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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

How to save hedgehogs

Not all hedgehogs need rescuing, no matter how vulnerable they look. Here’s how to spot those that need help – and how to give...

Have you seen those broken black lines in the sky at dusk?

Where are the jackdaws and rooks going at dusk? In this month’s nature column, Jane Adams discovers her local corvids are having a noisy...

Experience a different walk

What would happen if we stopped watching wildlife and sensed it in other ways? In this month’s nature column, Jane Adams goes on a...

Branscombe: pampering pets for nearly 50 years

Animal boarding has been operating on the current site in Stour Row, just outside Shaftesbury, for almost half a century Branscombe Kennels and Cattery consistently...

Pets and fireworks – how to keep yours happy on Bonfire Night

For many of us, Bonfire Night is a high point of the year, with lots of socialising, weird hot picnics in the dark and...

Dorset’s winter hedgerows

If you’re taking a stroll through the country lanes of the Blackmore Vale this winter, here are just a few of the hedgerow plant...

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Beautiful, record-breaking Honeysuckle!

Breeding stock sales, tracking horses and the glory that is the matchless Honeysuckle - Lucy Procter reflects on November at the Glanvilles Stud. Here on...

Pear and blue cheese puff pastry tart

‘Simplicity is key for this quick mid-week supper! This tart makes the most of Dorset produce: grab a roll of Dorset puff pastry, some...

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