Public news and updates from the Purbeck Natural History Forum.
Summary of discussions This document summarises the main points discussed during the PNHF Member Consultation Meeting held on 21 January 2026. If you have any further comments or suggestions after reading the summary, please feel free to get in touch…
The good, the bad and the unexpected… It’s five months since the National Trust released two pairs of beavers into Little Sea, Studland. As the first ‘wild’ release of these eco-system engineers, the project gained huge interest in the media…
Every Wednesday from April through September, a team of committed volunteers heads out into the heart of one of the UK’s most ambitious rewilding landscapes: the Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve (NNR). This is the Purbeck Heaths NNR Monitoring Group…
Each month, Meet the Forum will introduce you to one of the people behind the scenes or out in the field—those who bring energy, expertise, and enthusiasm to our shared work. To launch this new feature, we are delighted to…
As the Purbeck Natural History Forum (PNHF) continues to grow, so does the range of surveys we are involved in, as well as the diversity of skills, knowledge, and passions within our network. Much of the survey work we carry…
Many of the Purbeck Natural History Forum (PNHF) members have been involved in species recording on the Purbeck Heaths NNR in recent years. This might have been as part of the ‘Wednesday group’ that focuses on recording in the grazing…
Come and discover the wonderful world of moths at Sandy Hill Arts with Martin Warren! Throughout the summer Martin Warren will be offering people the chance to discover more about the wonderful world of moths. Martin will be opening a…
Wareham Arc is one of 22 large-scale nature recovery projects in England, in Round 1 of DEFRA’s Landscape Recovery Scheme. During 2023 and 2024 the project is in its development phase, the partnership of over 25 landowners and land managers…
The Forum is pleased to announce that for Dragonfly Week 2024, some of its volunteers will be on the ground at the RSPB Nature Reserve Arne, where they will join forces with the British Dragonfly Society (BDS) to become a…
Ponds are very special and important habitats. As real biodiversity hotspots they attract many different species for water, food and shelter. Research has shown that of all our freshwater habitats ponds are home to the highest number of aquatic plants…
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