August supermoons: When you can see them in Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset
STARGAZERS will be looking up tonight (August 1) for the first of two ‘supermoons’ set to be visible this…
Plans for huge 330-acre quarry between Dorchester and Bovington submitted
PLANS for a 330-acre quarry between Dorchester and Bovington have been submitted. The scheme, on land at Hurst Farm and…
New rules make ‘pop-up’ campsites easier for landowners
LAND can be used as a campsite for up to 60 days in any calendar year without planning permission,…
Use a Buttholder on the beach in Dorset this summer
HANDHELD ashtrays known as ‘Buttholders’ will be distributed as part of a campaign to keep beaches clean during the…
Dorset country parks and nature sites handed prestigious honours
DORSET is celebrating after three country parks and two nature sites were handed prestigious awards. Green Flag Awards, which recognise…
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…
Take part in new survey to help glow worms shine in Purbeck
WILDLIFE fans in Purbeck are being urged to take part in an exercise to identify where glow worms are…
BBC Springwatch 2023 to be based in Purbeck
THE BBC’s Springwatch 2023 will be based in Dorset, it has been announced. RSPB Arne will be the ‘main location’…
Heathland blaze
FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze that broke out on around five acres of land on Povington Heath. Two crews from Poole…