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Chief Executive visits
We had a site visit from colleagues in County Hall and our chief executive, Matt Prosser, on Wednesday 17 Aug. Some of the team were able to meet him and talk about the monitoring and wardening work we do, plus our #OperationHeathland campaign and Dorset Dogs...
“Incredibly stupid”
People who are still using barbecues on open land have been branded "incredibly stupid" by one of the country's leading wildfire advisors. A disposable barbecue was seized by conservationists on Thursday on heathland near Christchurch in Dorset. It comes after a...
Lychett Bay celebrates becoming a nature reserve
The Bird and Recreation initiative (BARI) joined Lytchett Minster and Upton town council and the RSPB at Lytchett Bay to celebrate it becoming recognised as a local nature reserve. They were delighted to meet Mayor Pryor and some wonderful local councillors...
Firewise at Westbourne Fire Station Open Day
Lin from Firewise had a fantastic day on Sunday at Westbourne Fire Station Open Day. She spoke to lots of families about Firewise and gave them information on how to reduce the risk from wildfires around their homes. Also attending was the Firewise K9 patrol...
Disposable BBQ sales dropped amid heatwave
A number of high street supermarkets have temporarily stopped selling disposable barbecues because of the heatwave. Among them are Morrisons, Waitrose, Aldi, Southern Co-op, M&S, Sainsbury's and Tesco, which have all dropped the product during the current spell...
Sika Trail pop up engages visitors
Our wardens Phil and Sally had a great time speaking to visitors at the Sika Trail car park in Wareham Forest as part of Heath Week. With the frequent visitors and holiday makers, it was a great opportunity to talk about our precious heaths here in Dorset along...
