Species Survival Fund: The importance of species abundance
Species Survival Fund Project Manager, Seb Elwood, discusses species loss in the UK, and how the Species Survival Fund will be working towards increasing species abundance across Dorset.
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Species of the Month
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New marine species spotted at Kimmeridge
Dorset Wildlife Trust marine wardens have reported sightings of two species that are indicators of climate change at Kimmeridge in the last few weeks: the anemone shrimp and furrowed crab.
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Species Survival Fund: Wetlands – a vital habitat for wildlife
Species Survival Fund Project Assistant, Lydia Gill, talks about the importance of wetland habitats, and how the Species Survival Fund will be working towards creating and restoring these havens…
Species Recovery Programme Diaries: great crested newt
As winter strengthens its grip around Dorset, we keep our fingers crossed for more cold and dry days. Nature’s apathy for nest construction and reproduction opens a door of opportunity for the…
Species Survival Fund: Rewilding - giving nature a helping hand
‘Wilding’, ‘rewilding’, ‘ecological restoration’, what do they actually mean? Project Assistant for the Species Survival Fund, Lydia Gill talks about these terms and how implementing them at our…
Natural England grant to fund ambitious Species Recovery Programme across Dorset
Dorset Wildlife Trust has been awarded a share of a £14.5 million grant by Natural England as part of the government commitment to reduce species at risk of extinction in the UK.
One year on: Wild Woodbury rewilding project has recorded 1300 species
A year into Dorset Wildlife Trust's Wild Woodbury community rewilding project at Bere Regis and surveys have recorded an uplift in the biodiversity and abundance of species moving onto the…
Species Survival Fund making more space for nature in Dorset
Dorset Wildlife Trust has been awarded government funding for a project to create and revitalise over 500 hectares of habitats including woodlands and ponds across 18 sites in Dorset.
MSC fund to include Dorset project to protect threatened marine species
Grants totalling more than £650,000 have been awarded to fisheries and research projects around the world, working to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies (see full list below). Dorset…
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