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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

A firework of cinders

An early dawn drive captures the magic of mist, light and a sudden, spectacular dance of jackdaws for wildlife writer Jane Adams I’m driving to...

Wild Woodbury celebrates three years of rewilding success

From free roaming cattle to thriving wetlands – rewilding efforts at Wild Woodbury are enhancing biodiversity and water quality Three years into Dorset Wildlife Trust’s...

Going, going, gone!

It’s the unsung hero of autumn: as other blooms fade, ivy flowers offer insects a final feast before winter, says wildlife writer Jane Adams As...

Owls in the combine

Farming columnist George Hosford had surprise farm guests this summer, prompting a delicate rescue before harvest could begin Before we could start harvesting this year,...

Brilliant bryophytes

Steve Masters, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s ecologist, shines a light on the often-forgotten miniature realm of the important bryophyte Have you ever perched on an old...

Baby Barn Owl’s

Local wildlife photographer Ian Nelson sent this wonderful set of barn owl images to us, despite knowing they couldn’t be entered into the reader’s...

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Rolling fields, raising dreams

Spring brings dry fields, quiet sunrises and the patter of new hooves – for Lucy Procter, it’s the season of hope for the futures...

Shaftesbury in the late 50s | Then & Now

The trio of the Mitre Inn, the church of St Peter and the Town Hall, anchor the sweeping corner of Shaftesbury High Street. Left...

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