How Bird Sightings Differ In Four Miles From Shaftesbury To Charlton
What a difference four miles makes!
Countryside
Rewilding Woodland In North Dorset
North Dorset National Trust ranger Clive Whitbourn has drafted proposals that could alter the appearance of a 74-hectare wood near Fontmell Downs.
A Male Dunnock Sings Back To A Rival On Castle Hill Steps
Nick Crump brings us the recording of a male dunnock singing to a rival.
Tom Perrett On The Simple Pleasure Of Walking With A Dog
Shaftesbury rambler Tom Perrett takes a stroll around Semley Church on a freezing cold morning.
Home Improvements For Kate Scott’s Chickens
In her weekly chicken keeping diary, Kate Scott ropes her husband in to make some home improvements for the birds.
East Stour Medicinal Herbalist Julie Wood On Hawthorn
East Stour medicinal herbalist Julie Wood shares the traditional folklore and medicinal qualities of hawthorn trees.
Bickering Sparrows In The Shaftesbury Hospital Pine Tree
Nick Crump records house sparrows in a large clump of ivy in the Shaftesbury Hospital pine tree on Abbey walk.
Dorset Wildlife Trust Membership Deal Will Fund Shaftesbury Conservation
Dorset Wildlife Trust is offering half-price annual membership during January.
North Dorset Farming – David Kerswell On The Reintroduction Of A Controversial Insecticide
Defra has approved the limited use of pesticides considered harmful to bees.
Starling Sings From Shaftesbury Rooftops
Another North Dorset nature recording – Nick Crump brings us a single starling singing on a chimney pot on Lyon’s Walk.