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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

A Vet’s Voice | The Easter Bunny & the chocolate Easter Egg.

With Easter approaching, it might seem like a great time to buy an ‘Easter Bunny’. While rabbits make lovely pets it is always important...

Rabbits: No cuddles, more space, never alone … they’re not the pet you probably thought they were.

Rabbits are the third most popular pet in the UK and probably the most misunderstood. As prey animals they do not like to be...

A Prickle of Hedgehogs in Hazelbury Bryan

Lockdown has had a surprising effect on people here in Dorset, with most finding a new found interest and delight in the wildlife living...

Slow Worms

On the top edge of our allotment, between a grassy path and a sprawling patch of Russian Comfrey, lies a sheet of old corrugated...

A Vet’s Voice | Veterinary Nursing UK vs Australia

I trained to become a veterinary nurse in Australia in 2008. The diploma course is very similar to the UK, a 3 year training...

Beavers are back in Dorset

After an absence of 400 years, beavers have returned toDorset. Dorset Wildlife Trust’sMarketing and Communications Officer,Alex Hennessy explains why they matter and why this...

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Grief and gratitude

As the eventing community reels from the death of one of their own, Jess Rimmer reflects on the special solidarity found in the sport As...

Frome Agricultural and Cheese Show 2025

Frome Agricultural & Cheese Show dodged most of the rain this weekend – and when it didn’t, the marquees more than earned their keep....

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