Blog: Wildlife Conservation

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Split level view of the River Itchen, with aquatic plants: Blunt-fruited Water-starwort (Callitriche obtusangula) Itchen Stoke Mill is visible on the left

Wildlife laws under threat: water regulations

With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected soon, we’re sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today, Ali Morse…

Grey-long eared bat

Wildlife laws under threat: Habitats Regulations

With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected soon, we're sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today, Sue…

leaky dam

Slowing the flow

Volunteers have been helping with work being carried out by contractors and Dorset Wildlife Trust staff on the River Hooke in the Kingcombe National Nature Reserve to install 14 woody leaky debris…

Wetland

Beaver Blog - November 2021

On 8 February 2021, a pair of adult beavers were released into an enclosed site in West Dorset as part of a scientific study looking at the impacts that beavers have on their environment. Project…