Wild and free in Dorchester

A People and Wildlife Day is planned at Dorchester Borough Gardens. Packed with wildlife activities and fun for the family, it is one of the BBC Breathing Places ‘Dirty Weekend’ events planned to coincide with Springwatch on BBC TV.

The focus is on wildlife friendly gardening, with plant pot decoration and wild flower seed planting for the children who also get the chance to enter their own walk for wildlife with the ‘Wildlife Toddle,’ a 1km challenge for tinies. 

Joy Wallis, People and Wildlife Co-ordinator at Dorset Wildlife Trust, said: “Having the event right here in the middle of Dorchester and just about the middle of Dorset too, we hope that lots of families will be able to join us.”

The People and Wildlife Day is on Saturday, 6 June from 11am to 3pm in Dorchester Borough Gardens, Cornwall Road.  Free.  The Wildlife Toddle costs £5 to enter and Mum goes free.

The gardens are easily accessible by bus and train, situated between the two Dorchester train stations.  Bikes are welcome.  Cars should be parked in public car parks at Top of Town or Market Place.  For more information, contact Dorset Wildlife Trust on 01305 264620.