Wednesday 19th March 2025 I start the Wildlife Diary early, just past 07:30, the weather is fair with high cloud allowing some particles of the ... by Jason Hazlett
Tuesday 18th March 2025 A chilly wind blowing in across the sea from the south-east accompanied my early patrol around Durlston National Natur... by Katie Black
Monday 17th March 2025 After the last few days of warm sunshine a few more flowers are showing, including small patches of deep purple from t... by Katie Black
Sunday 16 March, 2025 A bright sunny morning, though the cold wind is harsh as it slices into my face as I head out. In the sycamore directl... by Hannah Hastings
Saturday 15th March, 2025 Spring has sprung with plenty of birds bustling and singing around the park. Listen to Robin and Wren as they flit bet... by Ben Holley
Friday 14 March, 2025 A beautiful sunny morning illuminates the park this morning. Even with the bright sun there’s still quite a chil... by Hannah Hastings
Thursday 13th March 2025 A quick nip into the Bird Hide as I started, where flitting backwards and forwards around the feeders were Great Tits,... by Katie Black
Wednesday 12 March, 2025 It is a rather chilly yet fair morning as I arrive, the northerly wind is rather biting, not spring like – but i... by Jason Hazlett
Tuesday 11th March 2025 A chilly start to the morning as I headed towards the woods, where the sound of 2 Jays squawking caught my attention. ... by Katie Black
Monday 10th March, 2025 Curious sounds of guttural cackling, quacking, and grunting draw attention along the cliffs this morning, where Fulmar... by Ben Holley
Sunday 09 March, 2025 The sun is shining I take my binoculars, and I head straight for the meadows. On the way I spot a Magpie whilst hearin... by Jason Hazlett
Saturday 8th March, 2025 Nothing says ‘dawn’ to me, more than a Blackbird’s melancholic song. The bird sings from before the ... by Ben Holley
Friday 7th March 2025 A change in the weather greeted me as patrolled the Park, a gentle wind and a mostly grey cloud covered sky. Strolli... by Katie Black
Thursday 06 March, 2025 The morning starts off very foggy, yet the sun starts to shine as I arrive at Durlston to do another Wildlife Diary &n... by Jason Hazlett
Wednesday 05 March, 2025 A fog hangs low over the park this morning, though the sun is trying its best to burn through the cloud. I head toward... by Hannah Hastings
Tuesday 4th March 2025 Glorious again as I took the early patrol around Durlston. To the clifftops, where the growling and churring of the Gu... by Katie Black
Monday 3rd March, 2025 Continuing clear skies and another day of glorious sunshine ahead. Without an insulating layer of cloud, temperatures ... by Ben Holley
Sunday 2nd March, 2025 It’s a cold and frosty, yet beautiful sunny morning, I’m feeling rather groggy whilst still being unwell, ... by Jason Hazlett
Saturday 1st March, 2025 Clear blue skies and frost underfoot. The dawn chorus welcomes me back after a week holiday, with delightful tunes fro... by Ben Holley
Friday 28th February 2025 A quite glorious morning, with a slight frost showing on many patches of grass, the leaves covered in white frozen cri... by Katie Black
Thursday 27th February 2025 What a glorious morning, a stunning blue sky above with a few wispy white clouds. Across the sky the large black shape... by Katie Black
Wednesday 26th February 2025 Apologies for a shorter than usual diary. The weather is much worse than I had anticipated after being told the weathe... by Jason Hazlett
Tuesday 25 February, 2025 I got to work happy that I was about to do the Wildlife Diary, yet slightly tired due to the Sound of a Fox keeping me... by Jason Hazlett
Monday 24th February 2025 The sound of pattering rain as I began my walk, was accompanied by the splashing of puddles and slapping on the mud as... by Katie Black
Sunday 23rd February 2025 The glorious sunshine of yesterday, followed by wonderfully clear night, where the stars and planets were twinkling an... by Katie Black
Saturday 22 February, 2025 It’s Saturday morning and that time again for the diary. I step out of the car, put my walking boots on and clea... by Jason Hazlett
Friday 21 February 2025 After yesterday’s 7.0mm of rain the fields are once more wet and muddy, so most of my patrol was around the down... by Katie Black
Thursday 20th February 2025 I arrived at the Learning Centre to greet Hannah, the Resident Volunteer, and do the Wildlife Diary with her. We decid... by Jason Hazlett
Wednesday 19 February, 2025 I arrive at the Learning Centre car park, as I drive in a Jay is spotted on top of a sign. Then a Song Thrush is spott... by Jason Hazlett
Tuesday 18th February 2025 What a morning, the sky was for once visible and showing a lovely blue colour. Shining from it the bright yellowy-oran... by Katie Black