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Category: Dorset Wildlife & Animals

A splash of yellow in December

Jane Adams enjoys her chance meetings with a grey wagtail, Wimborne’s winter dancer There’s a bird I always associate with the colder months. I shouldn’t,...

George Hosford’s had enough – and so has the Grumbler

What happens when the people who own the land stop caring about it? In this final episode of the year, George Hosford returns with...

CRT launches festive appeal to protect Britain’s hazel dormice

The Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT) has launched its 2025 Christmas Appeal – and this year, it’s all about helping one of Britain’s most vulnerable...

Autumn’s red lone rangers

From hedgerows to high streets, young foxes are on the move this month says Jane Adams. They’re restless, reckless and alone. As the nights draw...

Winter birds to watch out for

Think winter’s a quiet time for wildlife? Hamish Murray from Dorset Wildlife Trust says otherwise – from firecrests to spoonbills, this is birdsong season After...

Pink, parrot, golden or blackening

Bright as boiled sweets and fussy as cats, these fungi reveal Dorset’s ancient meadows – Jane Adams invites you to meet the waxcaps This month,...

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(Very) early mornings and stable fans were the heatwave drill for team TB

The weather forced a change in the yard schedule, says Toots Bartlett, but it was an opportunity to discover how the horses might cope...

When gardens can become lifeboats

With cuckoos gone and insects vanishing, Neil Walker believes towns like Sherborne are unexpected sanctuaries for wildlife pushed out of farmland For most of us,...

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