Aug 3, 2023
The UHP education team is running free library sessions for kids this summer. With crafts and games for all ages, there’s plenty to keep them busy during the holidays. So why not pop along to the sessions below. Monday 7th August – Corfe Mullen 10:30-12:00. Tuesday...
Jul 11, 2023
Heath Week is a week of events celebrating our amazing and precious heathlands across the region, from 24 to 30 July. This is the 3rd year we’ve teamed up with partners and colleagues to create a series of both virtual and live events. From wildlife walks and crafting...
Jul 10, 2023
A Yr 6 student from Winton Primary was so inspired by his visit to the heath that he wrote this beautiful poem: I am the… I am the trees, swaying softly as I stand in my place on the hillside. I am the tall hillside, green with luscious grass, shrubs and bushes....
Jul 6, 2023
Exciting news… BARI’s Paddle Power map is here! The Bird and Recreation Initiative (BARI) has been working hard to produce a map for stand up paddlers, canoeists, kayakers and everyone that uses paddle power along our coastline! The map gives advice on where to...
Jun 29, 2023
Team members from across the partners got together last week for 2 days of wildfire training with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS). Their Wildfire Tactical Advisor delivered an introduction to wildfire and the associated hazards. He also talked...
May 26, 2023
Not all heroes wear capes, some of them wear K9 Firewise Patrol bandanas! Dorset Dogs are coming up to celebrating two years of their fantastic K9 Firewise Patrol and we want to say a big thank you to all the K9 Firewise Patrol dogs, along with their owners of course,...
May 25, 2023
The Natural Hazards Partnership (NHP) issued an Amber alert for the risk of wildfires over the weekend. This means that the weather and ground conditions give a higher likelihood of wildfire, and that any fire that broke out would potentially be difficult to control....
Apr 27, 2023
Along with Dorset Council’s wider environment team, we were treated to a visit and guided walk around Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Wild Woodbury site, Bere Regis, on 26 April. Wilder Dorset project manager, Rob Farrington, explained all about the rewilding...
Apr 25, 2023
Team members from UHP, including from Dorset Dogs, BARI and Firewise UK, got involved and volunteered at W&S Recycling, Poole to help dismantle 8000 disposable BBQs. The event was organised by our colleagues at Litter Free Dorset and came about as Southern Co-op...
Apr 13, 2023
The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust is asking the general public to add their own sightings of amphibians and reptiles into their national database. The trust has developed the Record Pool, a collaborative project between ARC and ARG UK, collecting records...
Mar 21, 2023
Our project support officer joined partners on Friday 17 March for reptile survey training, part of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation’s Snakes in the heather project. A really interesting day with so much learnt on reptile identification and surveying. This...
Mar 15, 2023
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...
