Environment

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Chris Packham backs Dorset COP environmental event

WILDLIFE expert and environmental campaigner Chris Packham is backing an event in Dorset aiming to speed up moves to…

£130k fund aims to boost wildlife in Somerset

A TOTAL of £310,000 is to be used to ‘create and restore’ wildlife habitats in Somerset. The money, from the…

Eco-friendly scheme boosts wildlife at Dorchester roundabouts

DRAINAGE improvements at two Dorchester roundabouts have led to improved biodiversity and reduced costs for the sites. National Highways worked…

Owlets Axl and Slash rescued from Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage

WHILE Guns n’ Roses were rocking away on the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival – something…

Dorset National Trust volunteer honoured in King’s birthday list

A DORSET-based National Trust volunteer has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours list. John Newbould is to be…

Have your say over dog orders in Dorset public spaces – including beaches

PEOPLE are being urged to have their say over where and when dogs should be allowed in Dorset’s public…

Dorset Sunflower Trail to return to Dorchester farm this summer

PEOPLE can enjoy hundreds of thousands of sunflowers – and do their bit for charity – at a Dorset…

FIELD & STREAM COLUMN: ‘Back when we had late light nights…’

by A J Selby Spring, being a tough act to follow, God created June JUST before I hit my teenage years,…

Open gardens in Stour Row raise much-needed charity funds

VILLAGERS welcomed visitors to their gardens in the name of charity – raising more than £2,000 for a good…

Forget the coronation picnic – it’s action stations after fly strike report!

by Tria Stebbing WITH the village enjoying a coronation picnic on the parish field, the sun came out, which meant…