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EuCAN is a Community Interest Company (CIC) working in the UK and other countries of Europe to involve more people and communities in the conservation management of their local environment, by providing training and practical experience for young graduates, potential volunteers and contractors and therapeutic groups, in nature conservation and in sustainable land management.

27 Nov 2025

Giant Hill Cerne Abbas - Duke of Burgundy habitat enhancement project

Giant Hill Cerne Abbas

This is the third of the five sites we will be working on in this exciting new project funded through the Dorset AONB with a FIPL grant.

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28 Nov 2025

Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Portland - conservation workparty

Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve, Portland

Today we are going to continue with our programme of cutting the invading scrub - clematis, hawthorn, wayfaring tree etc.

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30 Nov 2025

Lankham Bottom Butterfly Reserve - weekend volunteer workparty

Lankham Bottom Butterfly Reserve near Cattistock

Butterfly Conservation volunteer workparty joint with the Dorset Countryside Volunteers. We will be working with our friends in the DCV continuing with the task of reducing the bramble and thorn scrub on the reserve.

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2 Dec 2025

Habitat management at Hardington Moor NNR - EuCAN Somerset Volunteers

Hardington Moor NNR

This will be the last of our group’s three visits to Hardington Moor this season

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4 Dec 2025

Giant Hill Cerne Abbas - Duke of Burgundy habitat enhancement project

Giant Hill, Cerne Abbas

This is the third of the five sites we will be working on in this exciting new project funded through the Dorset AONB with a FIPL grant.

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9 Dec 2025

South Chard Gravel pits - EuCAN Somerset Volunteers

South Chard Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve

We have been helping with the management work there for the last few years working with the local volunteers and the aggregates company.

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13 Dec 2025

Brown Hairstreak Egg Search Alners Gorse / Rooksmoor, Hazelbury Bryan

Alners Gorse Butterfly Rserve

This is the chance to take part in our annual Brown Hairstreak egg search for some or all of the day. It is a very valuable way to assess the status of this species on the two sites.

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14 Jan 2026

Cutting scrub regrowth and burning up at Curtis Fields SNCI in Weymouth

Curtis Fields SNCI Weymouth

we will be working with the EuCAN Dorset Midweek Vounteers, cutting out some new areas in the scrub and burning if conditions permit.

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20 Jan 2026

Tree planting near Winsham

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