Dorset Wildlife Trust

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Give a wild gift

Adopt a hedgehog

Give the perfect eco-friendly gift and choose from a Dorset hedgehog, beaver, seahorse, barn owl or red squirrel digital adoption pack.

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Become a member (https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/become-member)

Visit a nature reserve (https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves)

Make a donation (https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/support-us/donations-and-appeals)

We protect Dorset's wildlife and wild places

Together with our 27,000 members, our volunteers and supporters, we are Dorset's largest nature conservation charity. We work to champion wildlife and natural places on our 40 nature reserves and through our work with others.

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Give a wild gift this Christmas

Looking for the perfect gift for the wildlife-lovers in your life? From beautifully designed Christmas e-cards to wildlife-themed courses at Kingcombe Visitor Centre - Dorset Wildlife Trust has you covered!

Browse our Christmas offerings

Our strategy for a Wilder Dorset

Dorset Wildlife Trust's strategy, ‘A Wilder Dorset by 2030’, explores the challenges facing Dorset’s wildlife and ecology and sets out what it aims to do to make more space for wildlife to adapt and recover and to enable all people in Dorset to find space and time for nature in their lives.

Find out more about A Wilder Dorset by 2030

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Celebration and commemoration giving

Choose from a leaf or bird on our beautiful Memory Tree on Brownsea Island, or a plaque on our stunning boardwalk at the Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre.

Celebrate or commemorate a loved one