A Welcome to the Nature of Dorset

This website is for Dorset people interested in wildlife and nature conservation as well as for people from outside the county with an interest in Dorset's wildlife. This site is my personal view of the species you can expect to see in Dorset, the best places in Dorset to go to see wildlife, and information about what has been seen recently. You can access this information, free of charge, using the menu links in the left hand panel of the home page.

As well as this website I present introductory wildlife courses (under the 'Looking at Nature' series), give talks and lead guided walks. You can find out more about these by using the links provided on the right hand panel of the home page.

I also publish a daily 'blog' featuring one of the species of animal or plant that can be found here in Dorset and you can follow that on Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, Twitter or this site by using the links in the block on the right and then adding your choice to your favourites.

I retain the copyright of all photographs on this site unless otherwise stated and they should not be used by others for any purpose without my permission. Peter Orchard 6/2011

What have I seen recently?

Here are some of my latest interesting nature observations from my walks in the beautiful Dorset countryside with my camera. Click on any photograph if you want to see a bigger picture or find out more about that particular species. [Please note, the photographs displayed were not necessarily taken at the time of the sighting, they come from a library of photographs within the system].