CANCELLED – Survey Season 2020 – Start-up Meeting

Location: Furzebrook Rd, Furzebrook, Wareham BH20 5AR Date: 30th March 2020 Time: 6-7pm Join our Dorset's Heathland Heart project team for this introductory session, which highlights the project's plans and survey targets for the coming spring and summer season. Ecological surveys will be carried out regularly on a Wednesday across Dorset's Heaths, as well as...

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Southern Damselfly Habitat Task

Location: East Common, Valley Road (from East St), Corfe Village Date: Thursday 27th February 2020 Time: 10am - 3pm Southern Damselfly Habitat Task - A Purbeck Wide Work Party Day In partnership with the National Trust and RSPB Join our Dorset's Heathland Heart team for a day of practical conservation, removing scrub at Corfe Common...

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Wild at ‘Art on the Heath!

Location: National Trust Discovery Centre, Studland Date: Sat 7th & Sun 8th March  Time: 11am - 4pm Free Come and spend the day in your beautiful local heathlands and get creative! Celebrate the rich wildlife of Dorset’s Heathland Heart as part of World Wildlife Day 2020. Join in this creative day open to all. This is...

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Creeks, Clays and Curlew Cottage – Guided Heritage Walk

Location: Studland Heath NNR, start at Greenland's Track Meet at the lay-by top of Greenland's Farm track on the Studland Ferry Road Date: 29th January 2020 Time: 10am - 12pm Join our Dorset's Heathland Heart project  team for a “Creeks, Clays, and Curlew Cottage” guided walk all about heathland heritage. Discover remnants of an industrial...

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Winter Talks – Culture – Insect’s & Nature’s Engineers

Location: Furzebrook Village Hall, nr Wareham, BH20 5AR Date: 27th January 2020 Time: 12.45pm - 3.30pm Discover more about Dorset's Healthland landscape through its cultural past, wildlife, and nature's engineers. Our Dorset's Heathland Heart project would like to invite you to an afternoon of three talks delivered by local project staff and enthusiasts! The topics...

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Hunt for Marsh Club Moss

Location: Winfrith Heath NNR, Winfrith Newburgh, DT2 8LQ Date: 15th January 2020 Time: 10am - 1pm Our Dorset's Heathland Heart project would like you to join them in the hunt for Marsh Club Moss at Dorset Wildlife Trust's Winfrith Heath NNR. Robin Walls from the Dorset Environmental Record Centre will be on hand to provide...

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Seed Collecting Day for Kew’s Millenium Seed Bank

Location: Corfe Common & Slepe Heath, Dorset - more info upon booking Date: Saturday 14th September Time: 10am - 4pm   Join our Dorset's Heathland Heart team to help collect seeds of rare and threatened heathland plants - Join the Millennium Seed Bank at Kew, and Back from the Brink staff at this special workshop...

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Butterfly Walk

Location: National Trust Nature Reserve, Hartland Moor, Wareham Meeting place - Middlebere Farm Track, Arne, Dorset - nearest postcode BH20 5BN Date: 9th August Time: 12.30pm - 2.30pm   Join our Dorset's Heathland Heart team with Volunteers from the Local Branch of Butterfly Conservation on this Heathland walk, targeting Back from the Brink species. We...

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Grasshopper Walk

Location: Studland - further details to be provided upon booking Date: 26th July Time: 1.30pm-4.30pm   Join our Dorset's Heathland Heart team for a Grasshopper and Cricket identification walk on Studland. Now is a great time to look for some of our Grasshopper and Cricket species! Join us on this guided ID walk to see...

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Dragonfly & Damselfly ID Walk

Location: Dorset Wildlife Trust Reserve Tadnoll & Winfrith Date: 5th August Time: 10.30am - 1pm   Join the Dorset's Heathland Heart team on this half day Dragonfly ID session to be run at the Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve Tadnoll & Winfrith on Monday 5th of August. Meet for a 10:30am start, there will be a moderate...

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