Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting UK © Andy Rouse/2020VISION
What we do
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 other conservation organisations.
Hares © Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION
We manage natural landscapes
From the Jurassic Coast to heaths, forests and wetlands, we look after wildlife and wild places.
Young boy holding Sycamore seed © David Tipling/2020VISION
We protect wildlife
We work with stakeholders to ensure natural environments are protected now and in the future.
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) foraging on Pink asters (Aster novae-angliae) © Nick Upton/2020VISION
We campaign on behalf of nature
We work to inspire and engage people with nature where they live and influence decision-making about policies which affect our natural heritage.
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty, the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.”
