Planning for pollinators
The Get Dorset Buzzing campaign has seen nearly 4,000 people in Dorset pledge to help pollinators in their gardens. Author, wildlife gardening expert and Get Dorset Buzzing supporter, Kate…
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Planning and development
Housing and development has the potential to have a serious impact on wildlife and habitats but there are also opportunities to deliver benefits for biodiversity.
Planning for success: how the new UK Government can deliver on housebuilding targets whilst tackling the nature and climate crises
With a new UK Government now in situ, Becky Pullinger, head of land use planning at The Wildlife Trusts, reviews what is needed to deliver on one of their key manifesto pledges – to build new…
How to do companion planting
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
Plan(t) for Autumn!
August is underway and as the days shorten a little more, we make our way through the final weeks of Summer. This month, there are steps you can take that will help to ensure your garden continues…
My recovery plan
Michelle was diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer of 2014. After undergoing a life-saving operation and an intensive chemotherapy course, she is on the road to recovery.
Wildlife…
The Wildlife Trusts initial response to the 25 year environment plan
Theresa May’s speech on the environment shows that, at last, a Government is seeing how much the environment means to the people of the UK, not least young people. Both the speech and the plan…
The Wild Woodbury Vlog
We're planning to renaturalise the River Sherford which currently exists as a network of ditches at Wild Woodbury. To monitor the water flow, we've installed six V notch weirs - in this…
Dorset Wildlife Trust urges visitors to follow advice on using nature reserves during Covid-19 lockdown
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is advising anyone planning to visit one of its 42 nature reserves in Dorset to adhere to the government guidance for social distancing and to only use these sites as…
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…
Sooty shearwater
These globe-spanning seabirds can often be seen offshore in autumn, shearing low over the waves.
Hybrid black poplar
The Hybrid black poplar is a variety of our wild Black poplar that can be seen along riversides, roadsides and in parks. Used for ornamental planting and timber, it has become naturalised in the…