Smooth snakes and nightjars are among the species to benefit from the restoration of Avon Heath.

The For Your Tomorrow exhibition has been on display at a National Trust estate since 1 October.

The work will be done in seven phases, with the road closed in sections.

National Highways thanks drivers for their patience after the work was carried out overnight.

The A31 in the New Forest will be down to one lane westbound all day ahead of the closure.

Campaigners say closures would lead to more fly-tipping and erode projected savings of £1.6m.

Crews spend the night tackling the blaze at the Onyx landfill site near Verwood.

The owl was found near Ringwood with a fractured wing dehydrated and "dripping in smelly bin waste".