Water Vole © Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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Below you'll find ways you can get involved with great activities around Dorset or in your back garden.
People taking part in a coastal foraging walk on the shore at Lyme Regis, UK, Feb 2011. During the walk, run by Dorset-based Fraser Christian, participants are taught about the edible plants, seaweed and shellfish that can be collected from the shore. Model released. - Toby Roxburgh/2020VISION
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Wildlife Events
Come along to any of our wildlife events, and learn more about the amazing wildlife around you.
Sopley Common Work Party
Practical conservation work on the second Sunday of the month.
Sovell Down Work Party
Practical conservation work on the first Saturday of the month.
Family Seasonal Wreath Making
Join us for a family seasonal wreath making session.
Chesil Winter Birds and a Brew
Join us for a guided bird walk around Chesil Beach and Fleet Lagoon and enjoy a hot drink and a slice of cake from the Pebble Pig Cafe…
Nature Tots
A group for parents/guardians to bring children aged five and under to experience the wildlife of Kingcombe.
Natural Christmas decorations - drop-in craft session
Join us for a family friendly seasonal crafting session at the Wild Chesil Centre.
Ways you can help wildlife
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
How to help wildlife at work
Attracting wildlife to your work will help improve their environment – and yours!
How to help wildlife at school
Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more…
Change what you eat
Buy local produce, eat more plant-based foods and reduce your food miles to shrink your environmental footprint.
How to build a swift box
Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves…
How to install a water butt
Water butts lower the risks of local flooding and will reduce water bills by conserving the water you already have. They're great…
