Brownsea Island
Dorset Wildlife Trust manages 100 hectares of land on the northern side of Brownsea Island in partnership with the National Trust. Two bird hides give fabulous views of the birds on the lagoon and…
Dorset Wildlife Trust manages 100 hectares of land on the northern side of Brownsea Island in partnership with the National Trust. Two bird hides give fabulous views of the birds on the lagoon and…
Re-opening the hides and the reserve, welcoming groups of visitors and keeping a close eye on the island's thriving wildlife, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Poole Harbour Reserves Manager, Luke…
Wild Brownsea Project Officer, Nicki Tutton describes what life is like living and working on Brownsea Island during an outbreak of avian flu, and how truly resilient nature can be.
Late summer wildlife has been thriving on Brownsea Island, and if you haven’t visited yet, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Poole Harbour Reserves Manager, Luke Johns gives us a taste of what there is to…
Discover the wildlife that has been making Brownsea Island its home in Summer 2020.
As work on The Lookout progresses, Head of Development, Marc Kativu-Smith shares an update on this exciting development on Brownsea Island.
Brownsea remains closed to the public with response to the spread of Covid-19, but wildlife is getting on with things as normal during Spring. Luke Johns, DWT's Poole Harbour Reserves Officer…
Life on Brownsea Island has been quite hectic recently due to Storm’s Ciara and Dennis. We take a look around the island at the damage and mull over recent events …
An ancient roman villa has been re-discovered on a Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) nature reserve in west Dorset near Frampton. The results of the dig will be shown on the Digging for Britain series…
A fire has destroyed an historic railway hut on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Powerstock Common nature reserve, near Maiden Newton in west Dorset. Arson is strongly suspected.
In the past month we've welcomed over-wintering birds, a white-tailed eagle, volunteer work parties and a host of wonderful visitors from schools, nurseries, community and youth groups to the…