Dorset Beaver Project
Beavers are back in Dorset and are thriving in their enclosed site. They have been busy building dams and the first kits were born this summer.
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Dorset Wildlife Trust online beaver talk
Steve Oliver, Dorset Wildlife Trust's River Conservation Officer, gives an exclusive talk online about the beaver project in Dorset - see below for a video recording of this fascinating and hugely popular talk to enjoy again, or for the first time.
Dorset Beaver Management Group
The Dorset Beaver Management Group is a group set up to provide advice and support on free roaming beavers in Dorset.
England’s first community rewilding project launches in Dorset
On 6th September Dorset Wildlife Trust launched a major fundraising appeal for England’s first large-scale community rewilding project, on 170 hectares of land near Bere Regis purchased earlier…
Dorset Wildlife Trust launches 2019 prize draw
The Dorset Wildlife (DWT) Trust prize draw is returning for 2019, with some fantastic prizes for people who want to help support Dorset’s wildlife and wild spaces.
Dorset Wildlife Trust launches new Nature Reserves Fund
Dorset Wildlife Trust is thrilled to announce the launch of its Nature Reserves Fund, a new initiative to protect, enhance and expand some of Dorset’s most precious wildlife habitats.
Beaver
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
Thank you for your donation to our Beaver Project
Thank you for your donation to our Beaver Project
Introducing Dorset's new beaver kits
We are excited to announce that for the second year running, beaver kits have been born at the Dorset Beaver Project site.
Beavers living on the River Stour and the formation of the Dorset Beaver Management Group
Recent evidence indicates that beavers are now living on the River Stour in Dorset. Beaver feeding signs have been discovered in several areas along the Stour and are a clear sign that beavers are…
Dorset Wildlife Trust launches January half price membership offer
We are encouraging people in Dorset to act locally to help fight the climate change and ecological crises we are facing by offering half price membership in January, to join Dorset’s largest…
Dorset Bats in the Belfry project
Dorset Bats in the Belfry project