"Dorset Wildlife Trust was founded in 1961 to protect the wildlife and natural habitats of the county. It is now the largest voluntary conservation organisation working in Dorset, managing 40 nature reserves and supported by over 23,000 members. The aims are to create and enhance wildlife havens, inspire people about the natural world and foster sustainable living."
www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/dorset
Royal Society for Protection of Birds
Arne
Arne nature reserve: Arne nature reserve is the RSPB’s flagship heathland reserve on the edge of Poole Harbour.
RSPB Work Centre, Arne, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5BJ.
Tel: 01929 553360.
E-mail: arne@rspb.org.uk
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/a/arne/
UK Fossil Network
Fossils and rocks can be found easily with a little patience and the knowledge of where to look and what to find. The UK Fossils network covers a large number of locations that are suitable for fossil collecting, complete with what fossils you can find, thousands of geological and fossil photos.
http://www.ukfossils.co.uk/dorset.htm
Dorset Coast Link (marine environment)
http://www.coastlink.org/
Radipole
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/r/radipolelake/
Lodmoor
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/lodmoor/
Butterflies
http://www.dorsetbutterflies.com/
Fossil Hunting
http://www.discoveringfossils.co.uk/locationsSW.htm
National Trust
Brownsea Island
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-brownseaisland/
Studland
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-studlandbeachandnaturereserve/
Jurassic Coast
www.jurassiccoastline.com
www.jurassiccoast.com
Durlston Country Park, Swanage
http://www.durlston.co.uk/
The Blue Pool, Wareham
http://blue.pool.users.btopenworld.com/
Kingcombe, Dorchester
http://www.kingcombe-centre.demon.co.uk/
Charmouth Fossil centre
http://www.charmouth.org/ Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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