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Things you can do about climate change
Thin tellin
Their empty, delicate pink or yellow shells can often be found washed up on beaches, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand all around the coasts of the UK.
Things to do near me
Find your nearest nature reserve, attend an event, discover a wild walk, or plan a family day out. There's always something wild happening near you!
Angel's wings
The angel's wings fungus grows in overlapping clusters in the coniferous woods of Scotland and north England. Its funnel-like, white caps have no stems.
Helping wildlife in hot weather
As the temperature rises, so does the pressure on our garden wildlife. Here's 3 easy things you can do to give them a hand during hot weather.
Chinese water deer
Chinese water deer are easily distinguished from other deer by their strange teddy bear like appearance and the huge canine tusks displayed by the stags.
DWT Patron, Professor James Lovelock, turns 100
Professor James Lovelock, is a life member and patron of Dorset Wildlife Trust. Amongst many things, Professor Lovelock is the inventor of the first device to detect CFC’s in the atmosphere,…
National Marine Week 2023
Worm pipefish
The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!
My laboratory
Nora’s study of bird behaviour explores how small bird communities flock together to ward off larger predators. Nature has many things to teach us and is now widely acknowledged as a key…
Dead man's fingers
These gruesome sounding creatures are actually a type of coral! They get their name as they branch out into lobes as they grow - making them look like fingers on a hand.