4+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1127+ words) Security camera footage of a Swanage hedgehog whose ninja acrobatics astounded staff at the town’s Curiosity gift shop in Dorset, has gone viral. The hedgehog nicknamed Ghost was captured on CCTV cameras in the garden section of the High Street…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (627+ words) There’s been some good news about the endangered puffin colony at Dancing Ledge on the Purbeck Coast in Dorset, after all six remaining puffins returned for the summer. Only four of the Purbeck puffins had returned by mid March 2026, and…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (936+ words) Divers monitoring rare seahorses in Studland Bay in Dorset have witnessed more than they bargained for this summer, observing elaborate courtship dances between couples, the passionate intertwining of tails, and even one male seahorse giving birth. However all the data…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (948+ words) Setting hearts aflutter near Wareham in Dorset is a brightly coloured bird on a rare visit to the UK – and it looks likely to stay until it heads back to Africa later in the year. A red-spotted bluethroat, an amber…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (907+ words) There’s fresh hope that Purbeck’s dwindling colony of puffins may be saved, after a young puffin – known as a puffling – was spotted at Dancing Ledge near Langton Matravers in Dorset. While the six remaining puffins have laid eggs in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (495+ words) The surprising sight of giant ants crawling up Corfe Castle’s mound in Dorset, may amuse passing motorists and walkers but there’s much more to the insects than first meets the eye. The temporary art installation by Church Knowle sculptor Eilidh…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (782+ words) The second dog within a week had to be saved after falling over a 120 foot cliff on the Swanage Downs in Dorset, in a five and a half hour nighttime rescue amid challenging weather conditions, involving coastguard teams, the fire…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1219+ words) A scheme which uses dog walkers as the eyes and ears of Dorset’s heathland is being expanded into Purbeck as the area goes on an amber fire warning ahead of summer. The K9 Firewise Patrol, launched in 2021 by Dorset and Wiltshire…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (508+ words) The environment group Sustainable Wareham is bringing its Nature and Wildlife Fair back to Wareham Town Hall in Dorset for a fourth year, showcasing Purbeck’s natural environment – one of the richest and most diverse landscapes in the UK. This friendly,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1366+ words) Efforts are being redoubled to discover the cause of Purbeck’s dwindling puffin population before it is too late for the iconic seabirds who spend the summer at Dancing Ledge in Dorset. A thriving colony of more than 80 birds just three…...