Sustainable Wareham Nature and Wildlife Fair returns for the 3rd year running!
Do you need to recharge after the Easter holidays? Come along to the Wareham Town Hall between 10am and noon on Saturday 26th April and be inspired by the wonderful nature and wildlife that surrounds us in Purbeck.
Amongst the exhibitors will be: the National Trust with exciting updates about the new beaver residents in Studland; Birds of Poole Harbour with their live webcam showing the return of ospreys to their favourite nest on our doorstep; Bats are new exhibitors at the fair. Did you know we have a bat rescue and rehabilitation centre right here? And let’s not forget all the work being done to make this landscape accessible to all. Nature Buddies and Shaftsbury Millie College at Holton Lee show us how. (full list below)
And for the first time Sustainable Wareham will have an activity table where the young (and even not so young) can build and paint bug hotels while you wander and relax and refresh with tea and coffee and home made cakes.
There will also be two raffles:
- Talented local artist David Cole | warehamartclub.org.uk has kindly donated a splendid painting of the Wild Seas Centre in Kimmeridge to Sustainable Wareham. It will be on display on the Dorset Wildlife Trust table with Art Raffle tickets at £1 each for the lucky winner to take home a unique piece of art. All proceeds will go towards our work supporting nature and wildlife in the Wareham area and enhancing access for all to the wonderful environment around us.
- All the fair participants have donated prizes for the raffle – including family tickets to events; informative books and useful equipment to help you enjoy your exploration of nature.
David Cole painting
Raffle Prizes for 26 APRIL 2025
Marine Wildlife Package including a Kimmeridge snorkel trail guide, an Ocean adventure & colouring book and waterproof wildlife ID book.
Pack of local Purbeck Cider from Dorset Cider farm at Bushey
2 x Adult Birds of Poole Harbour Cruise tickets
Picnic Blanket and Travel Mug
Family Day pass to Corfe Castle (“ adults and up to 3 children)
2 books about swifts.
Children’s Book “Bobby The Brown Long Eared Bat”
A family ticket to Holton Lee event in June “Millie Goes Wild” this includes 2 adults and up to 3 children enabling them to explore the beautiful 350 acre nature reserve.
Organic Science Lab – Perform exciting experiments using environmentally friendly science tools! Kit for making 30 organic chemistry activities.
‘Drawn to the Forest’ – a book of illustrations of the New Forest.
List of participants
National Trust (Heath)
East Dorset Bat Rescue and Rehabilitation
Forestry England (Wareham Forest)
Purbeck Safari
Birds of Poole Harbour
Purbeck Swift Group
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) General
DWT Wild Seas Centre Kimmeridge (Including Raffle of David Cole painting)
Planet Purbeck
Holton Lee (Shaftsbury Millie College)
Purbeck Natural History Forum
Nature Buddies (Dorset National Landscape)
Sustainable Wareham: Pick up our ‘Visit Wareham for Nature and Wildlife Leaflet”
Raffle of prizes donated by Fair participants
Children’s Activity Table – make and paint your own Bug Hotels and more!
Tea, coffee and home made cakes