End river pollution
The UK is ranked as one of the worst countries in Europe for water quality, with pollution beyond legal limits caused by a toxic cocktail of sewage and agricultural pollution.
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Marine Appeal 2021
Dorset’s marine wildlife is under threat from climate change, pollution and disturbance. Find out how you can help.
Marine
There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
Marine Protected Areas
Find out about Marine Protected Areas and Marine Conservation Zones in Dorset
Marine Weeks 2022
Join Dorset Wildlife Trusts for rock pool rambles, dolphin watching and eco-crabbing during National Marine Weeks, a two-week summer festival from Saturday 23 July – Sunday 7 August in celebration…
Marine Weeks 2019
Marine Weeks for 2019 starts on 27th July - 11th August, and to celebrate our wonderful seas, Dorset Wildlife Trust is running lots of great events to help you explore the seashore on your…
National Marine Week 2023
This National Marine Week, dive into our mysterious underwater world with The Wildlife Trusts' annual celebration of all things marine!
National Marine Week 2024
This National Marine Week, dive into our mysterious underwater world with The Wildlife Trusts' annual celebration of all things marine!
Save Our Wild Seas appeal launched to fight the threat of plastic pollution in Dorset's seas.
Dorset Wildlife Trust has launched a fundraising appeal to raise vital funds to protect Dorset's precious marine wildlife from plastic pollution.
The Reality Of Dorset’s Marine Environment: An Overview
Dorset Wildlife Trust has been working with Participation People to train eight fantastic young people (14-17) in journalism skills. They have been producing a series of blogs, social media posts…
Water Pollution in Dorset's Rivers and Poole Harbour
With only 10% of Dorset’s rivers in favourable ecological condition and Poole Harbour suffering from major ecological decline, urgent action is needed to clean up our rivers.
Explore the shore to celebrate Marine Week
Dorset Wildlife Trust is celebrating The Wildlife Trusts’ National Marine Week event at the Chesil Beach Centre by offering free marine wildlife spotters’ guides for visitors to use as they…