Jul 6, 2023
Exciting news… BARI’s Paddle Power map is here! The Bird and Recreation Initiative (BARI) has been working hard to produce a map for stand up paddlers, canoeists, kayakers and everyone that uses paddle power along our coastline! The map gives advice on where to...
Jun 29, 2023
Team members from across the partners got together last week for 2 days of wildfire training with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS). Their Wildfire Tactical Advisor delivered an introduction to wildfire and the associated hazards. He also talked...
May 26, 2023
Not all heroes wear capes, some of them wear K9 Firewise Patrol bandanas! Dorset Dogs are coming up to celebrating two years of their fantastic K9 Firewise Patrol and we want to say a big thank you to all the K9 Firewise Patrol dogs, along with their owners of course,...
May 25, 2023
The Natural Hazards Partnership (NHP) issued an Amber alert for the risk of wildfires over the weekend. This means that the weather and ground conditions give a higher likelihood of wildfire, and that any fire that broke out would potentially be difficult to control....
Apr 27, 2023
Along with Dorset Council’s wider environment team, we were treated to a visit and guided walk around Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Wild Woodbury site, Bere Regis, on 26 April. Wilder Dorset project manager, Rob Farrington, explained all about the rewilding...
Apr 25, 2023
Team members from UHP, including from Dorset Dogs, BARI and Firewise UK, got involved and volunteered at W&S Recycling, Poole to help dismantle 8000 disposable BBQs. The event was organised by our colleagues at Litter Free Dorset and came about as Southern Co-op...
Apr 13, 2023
The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust is asking the general public to add their own sightings of amphibians and reptiles into their national database. The trust has developed the Record Pool, a collaborative project between ARC and ARG UK, collecting records...
Apr 11, 2023
We’re looking for a part-time education officer to join the team! The Urban Heaths Partnership has an exciting opportunity for someone who is dedicated to environmental education. The successful candidate will work as part of a small multi-disciplined team, to...
Mar 21, 2023
Our project support officer joined partners on Friday 17 March for reptile survey training, part of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation’s Snakes in the heather project. A really interesting day with so much learnt on reptile identification and surveying. This...
Mar 15, 2023
Lisa and Amy from our education team had a brilliant and very busy day on Sunday 12 March at the Family Science Day, part of the Dorchester Science Festival. They explained all about our heathlands, this unique habitat and all the wonderful wildlife that calls it...
Mar 15, 2023
Do you have a qualification linked to countryside management and a knowledge of the heathland habitat and species? Would you like to join the team for the summer? The Urban Heaths Partnership is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated seasonal warden to...
Jan 17, 2023
Colleagues from across The Partnership got together last week at Upton Country Park for the Dorset Dogs seminar. With inspiring talks from Dorset Dogs, Footprint Ecology and Stephen Jenkinson – access and countryside advisor to the Kennel Club, it was a thought...
