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Birdwatching walk to be held at RSPB Lodmoor Reserve this month
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (155+ words) A birdwatching walk will be held at RSPB Lodmoor Reserve. The event, organised by Friends of Lodmoor Country Park, takes place on Tuesday, September 15, at 5.30pm. 'Birder Bob' Ford will lead the walk, sharing his expertise on local nature, flora, fauna,…...
Crackdown on poaching as 'devastating impact' felt by farming community
3+ week, 5+ day ago (573+ words) Farmers and landowners facing the devastating financial and emotional impact of poaching and hare coursing are being promised extra protection through dedicated police patrols across Dorset. Offences can leave fields damaged, crops destroyed, and gates and fencing broken, while also…...
All Dorset sea eagle deaths linked to rat poison, Natural England says
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (417+ words) Every white‑tailed sea eagle found dead in Dorset since the start of England’s reintroduction programme has carried residues of a powerful rat poison, Natural England has confirmed. The poisonings have raised fresh questions over rodenticide use in the countryside....
Colourful model peacock stole the show at Dorset care home’s summer fair
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (470+ words) A colourful creation stole the show at a Dorset care home’s summer fair. Named Percival, the two-foot-tall model peacock was proudly displayed at Colten Care’s Newstone House in Sturminster Newton. The bird was crafted by residents from papier-mâché and clay…...
First puffin chick seen in Dorset for 30 years
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (904+ words) Puffin at Dancing Ledge (Image: Pete Christie) A rare glimpse of a young puffin emerging from its nest has given conservationists fresh hope for the future of Dorset’s dwindling puffin population. For the first time in 30 years, volunteers monitoring the…...
Around 700,000 specimens to be digitised in project to document biodiversity
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (679+ words) Digital records of around 700,000 specimens held in Scotland’s natural science collections are to be created in a digitisation project that will help unlock “critical information” about biodiversity. More than 250,000 insects from National Museums Scotland (NMS) and 388,000 herbarium specimens from the…...
Bittern breeds at RSPB Lodmoor - the first breeding record in Dorset since 1883
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (361+ words) A secretive wetland bird has bred in Dorset for the first time in more than 140 years. The bittern, a rarely seen member of the heron family known for its distinctive booming call and elusive nature, has nested at RSPB Lodmoor....
Dorset's favourite butterflies revealed ahead of this year's Big Butterfly Count
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (227+ words) Dorset’s top five butterflies have been revealed as part of a nationwide poll from a wildlife charity. The results, part of Butterfly Conservation’s search for Britain’s Favourite Butterfly, were announced last month, with the Orange-tip taking the top spot in…...
Favourite butterfly announced as public urged to join summer count
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (554+ words) The Peacock butterfly has been voted Britain’s favourite in a nationwide poll – and people in Dorset are being urged to use their gardens, verges and green spaces to help track how the species is faring this summer. Wildlife charity Butterfly…...
Nature reserve extension gives boost to rare bats
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (577+ words) A nature reserve in Blandford, which has been extended, is helping to boost the local population of the Greater Horseshoe Bat - one of the rarest bats in Britain - to record numbers Dorset council's Milldown nature reserve has become a wildlife…...