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UHP at the Family Science Day

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...

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UHP at the Family Science Day

Partners come together for Dorset Dogs seminar

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...

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Dorset Dogs seminar

Team spirit

The team were invited to the BCP Countryside Team Christmas get together yesterday. It was great to meet up with more of our colleagues across the BCP area, to catch up with friends and meet new ones. It was a chilly damp day, but we were welcomed with a bonfire, a...

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Dorset Dogs welcomes new project officer

Dorset Dogs has a new member of the team, Caitlin Tweedle. Caitlin has a BSc (Hons) in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, graduating in 2019 with an interest in dog behaviour and learning theory. She loves to be outside, come rain or shine and when she’s not partaking...

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UHP at careers convention

The team had a great evening at the Corfe Hills Careers Convention yesterday, with representatives from our education team, the wardens, Firewise UK, Dorset Dogs and the Bird and Recreation Initiative (BARI) giving out information. They enjoyed chatting to students...

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UHP team at careers convention

Mitigation meet-up 2022

Most of the team were able to attend the 2022 mitigation meet-up, hosted by Bird Wise, Kent. This yearly conference took place in the illustrious surroundings of Canterbury Cathedral and was focused on engaging the community in nature conservation. Amongst the...

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