The first juvenile osprey of the season leaves its nest near Wareham.

With the Purbeck hills as a backdrop the 170m-long Barfleur is a regular sight as it glides across Poole Harbour, dwarfing ...

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The chief executive of Poole Harbour Commissioners has expressed disappointment over the permanent cancellation of the Poole to Cherbourg ...

Poole Harbour Commissioners chief executive Jim Stewart said he had not dealt with an oil spill on such a scale before It may take months to return some areas of Poole Harbour to their original state ...

Here's everything we know so far. When did the incident happen? The Environment Agency said it is aware of a “large amount of oil” in the harbour and a gold command unit has been established in ...

Oil from Sunday’s pipeline leak was located on Brownsea Island – one of the few places in southern England where red squirrels survive. Oil from the Poole Harbour pipeline leak has washed up on the ...

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Environmental charities and experts say the oil spill in Poole Harbour could have a “devastating” impact on sensitive nature reserves in the area. Dr Malcolm Hudson, associate professor in ...

Residents from Alexandra House in Parkstone are taking turns to holiday at Marjorie House in Lilliput, whilst building works ...

Oil visible in the water of Poole Harbour following the oil leak from a pipeline at an onshore oil field Shellfish beds in a harbour where oil leaked from an onshore oil field have reopened.