Help our hedgehogs get out of the red
by Lorraine Gibson It’s shocking that the hedgehog is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List…
Community gardening on meeting agenda
Community gardening was the topic for two speakers at the latest meeting of Christchurch Rotary Club. Such schemes have become…
Rejuvenated members of horticultural society prove they are up for the cups
Verwood Horticultural Society was going to close this February after 76 years, but the members managed to save it,…
£4 million to make Dorset homes more energy efficient
MORE than £4 million is available to make Dorset homes more energy efficient. Dorset Council, BCP Council and Public Health…
Town hands allotment to community volunteers
Ferndown Community Support CIC, founders of Ferndown Community Larder and Food Bank, are delighted with their new community allotment…
Planting the seed…Get a head!
Words and pics by Jo BELASCO, a former allotmenteer, forager, amateur herbalist, pickler and jam maker who squeezed her…
IT’s a way to donate tech gear
People have the chance to donate their unwanted IT equipment in Wimborne next month. The next session organised by the…
Hannah’s horticulture
Prepare to get busy now that March is here! Sowing, pruning, tidying, feeding – there is so much you can…
Planting the seed – Leaf it out!
Words and pics by Jo BELASCO, a former allotmenteer, forager, amateur herbalist, pickler and jam maker who squeezed her…
Join the kids and get nature ‘Knolledge’
by Lorraine Gibson. Children are great at being outdoors. They’ll hunker down and spot tiny details in nature that grown-ups…