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The Little Green Mag

The Little Green Mag publishes an article about the Swanage Walking Festival 2012.

Organisers are delighted to announce the launch of the Third Swanage and Purbeck Walking Festival, which will run from April 28th until May 6th 2012.
The Isle of Purbeck in Dorset has some of the most stunning scenery in the UK and the walk programme is designed to provide people of all ages, interests and abilities the chance to roam along the beautiful Jurassic Coast and over unspoiled heathland, through nature reserves and idyllic Dorset villages. The area is blessed with an abundance of wildlife, and those taking part can expect to see some of the UK’s rarest species such as the Sika Deer for example, as well as magnificent and iconic landmarks such as........Read More

Starring role for Dorset’s seahorses

Dorset’s seahorses are the stars of a new film by one of the world’s leading underwater wildlife cameramen. Dorset Wildlife Trust has released the short film, featuring stunning footage by Doug Anderson, to support its call for protection of Studland Bay’s unique wildlife.

‘Studland’s Seahorses’ is a rare chance to see British seahorses in their breeding habitat in the seagrass of Studland Bay. The seagrass meadows are a fragile habitat in one of the country’s most popular anchorages for pleasure boats, and conservationists are calling for them to be protected as one of the new Marine Protected Areas.

Julie Hatcher, Marine Awareness Officer at Dorset Wildlife Trust, found the first pregnant seahorse to be photographed at Studland in 2004. She said: “With this film, we are giving everybody a chance to see these most elusive and charming animals hidden in the seagrass of Studland Bay. This beautiful film

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