Campaigners warn ‘baffling’ decision could be part of nationwide pattern Birds of prey are being put at risk by the disbanding of one of the country’s leading wildlife crime teams, campaigners have ...

Brownsea Island Lagoon is one of 18 sites across Dorset being revitalised Brownsea Island Lagoon is among more than 500 hectares (1,200 acres) of meadows and wetlands in Dorset that are set to be ...

Beavers have been found to be living on the River Stour in Dorset in the latest sign of a comeback by the dam-making mammal. Dorset Wildlife Trust has confirmed that a recently planted tree had been ...

Rural policing is overstretched and under-resoursed, and the countryside's wildlife could be suffering as a result. LESLEY DOCKSEY reports What makes rural crime challenging is that so much of it is ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Emma Brawn works with some of the oldest living things in Dorset - our county's 'veteran' trees. Emma Brawn works with trees. She's an officer for the Dorset Wildlife Trust and her job is to protect, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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Heathlands damaged by wildfires this week could take up to five years to recover, according a local wildlife expert. Major blazes erupted during dry weather in Scotland and Dorset this week, with ...