Welcome to my wildlife website ...

This is my personal website where I keep my wildlife diary, my sightings and my photos. Whilst it is intended for my own use other nature enthusiasts might find some of the features useful and so I willingly make the site available for all to use.

	DIARY: My diary (starting from the beginning of June 2020 - too late for the previous 14 years!) The date and where we went Some highlights of what we saw Some photographs I took
	MAP: A map of sites I have visited for recording and photographs: Zoom in on a particular area for a closer look Search for a specific location by name Filter by protection type or level of interest
	SITES: An alphabetical list of the sites I have visited: A brief description of the site and some added notes where available Some general information about the site, its location, protection and ecological interest Some photographs of the site showing the features and habitats
	SPECIES: An alphabetical list of the species I have seen: A brief description of the species and some added notes where available Some general information about the species and where and when it can be seen Some photographs of the species showing the features and variations
	RECORDS: A complete list of records I have collected since arriving in Dorset: Species seen Where and when they were seen Some additional notes where appropriate
	PROJECTS: My recording projects; both past and present from 2022 onwards: Visiting selected sites on a regular basis Complete records from each visit Descriptions, notes, photographs and video clips
	HABITATS: General information about the Phase 1 classification of habitat types found in Dorset: List of primary habitats with a brief description The sites where the habitat type occurs in Dorset Species that are indicators of each habitat type and others often associated with it
	COMMUNITIES: General information about the National Vegetation Classification of plant communities found in Dorset: List of primary communities with a brief description The sites where the different communities occurs in Dorset Species that are indicators of each community and others often associated with it
	PHOTOGRAPHS: A library of my species photographs: Species I have seen In common name sequence Search by common name
	BLOG: An occasional musing about: Something I have seen Somewhere I have been something I have read
	INFORMATION:Some background to the website and its use Purpose: the reason the website exists and disclaimer for errors in the data and information contained within it Scope: the extent of my intertest and the area covered by the that intertest Ownership: Use of the data for educational purposes and how to contct me