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Heathland Fires in Dorset Highlight Serious Risks to Wildlife, People, and Property
A series of significant heathland fires broke out across the Sandford and Wareham areas of Dorset on the weekend of 28th/29th March, prompting a major response from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS). More than 60 firefighters were deployed to...
Help Protect Ground-Nesting Birds This Year
Our Heath, Our Birds: How everyone Can Help This Nesting Season Each spring, the Dorset Heathlands come alive with some of the UK’s most vulnerable and charismatic birds. Species like the nightjar, woodlark and Dartford warbler choose these open, peaceful...
Heathland Life: Winter 2025 Newsletter
The latest edition of our Heathland Life newsletter is here! With articles from across our partners, find out what incredible work has been carried out across Dorset over Summer and Autumn, as we continue to protect and enhance our precious heathlands. Read the...
Communicate 2025: Against the Odds
The Dorset Heaths Partnership team had a wonderful time at the Communicate 2025 conference on yesterday. Produced by the Natural History Consortium, the event explored a wide range of fascinating topics — from amplifying young voices in environmental action, to the...
Be the Future of Nature’s Recovery in Dorset & Beyond
We were delighted to be invited by British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to an inspiring day at Bournemouth University today. ‘Be the Future of Nature’s Recovery in Dorset & Beyond’ was a free BTO, BTO Youth, and Bournemouth University conference which hoped to...
Heath Week 2025
We're getting excited as Heath Week 2025 is fast approaching! This year it runs from 28 July to 3 Aug and there's a whole lot of events for all the family. To see what's happening, where, when and how to book (they're all FREE), see our Heath Week page Heath Week -...
