Seventeen members of the Society for Vertebrate Palaeontology visited the coast for a field trip prior to the Societies annual meeting hosted by Bristol University. The group consisted of palaeontologists from the South Korea, the USA, Canada, Italy, Germany and Norway. Their interests ranged from marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, pliosaurs and turtles, to…
A new partnership has been forged with View From Publishing Ltd, resulting in 5000 copies of the first edition of ‘View From the Jurassic Coast’ being circulated at TICs and key outlets along the Jurassic Coast. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;…
The project for the very needed replacement Charmouth pedestrian bridge in West Dorset has just been awarded the ‘Inspire’ Mark, by London Organising Committee of Olympic and Paralympic Games. Arts Council England have awarded the Dorset County Council (DCC) Arts Team and Dorset Engineering Consultancy (DEC) a grant to pay for artists fees to work…
A new function that helps explain the geological highlights of the Jurassic Coast, both on-line and in-the-field, is now available at www.jurassiccoast.com. By pin-pointing those locations along the coast that offer views which showcase the best of the geological and geomorphological features, you can begin to appreciate how the landscape was formed, and hopefully be…
Interested in geology? The Jurassic Coast Trust organises a number of geology walks given by experts who explain the significance of the geology along the World Heritage Site. You will have the chance to examine the ‘rocks up close’ and ask detailed questions, so they are more than just walks. They are free to members…
The Rock Around the Coast walks series is five walks in and building momentum. The walkers and guides have all enjoyed themselves and we have been very lucky with the weather so far. The last walk ran from Kimmeridge Bay to Lulworth Cove taking in Tyneham village and the Fossil Forest as well as a…
Over the last few months David Tucker, County Museums Adviser and Richard Edmonds Jurassic Coast Earth Science Manager have been working on a series of new Jurassic Coast museum exhibitions. This work has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the South West Museums Hub. At Budleigh Salterton in Devon a new set of interpretation…
Since joining the team I have very quickly come to realise how hard they all work and how excited they all are about doing the jobs they do. I still have to pinch myself occasionally and am enjoying greatly all the challenges, new experiences and opportunities that my new job has thrown up so far,…
We are currently working in partnership with the Regional Language Network South West (RLN SW) and with language assistants and students from Sir John Colfox School, Bridport, to improve the offer for overseas visitors to the Jurassic Coast. We are currently working in partnership with the Regional Language Network South West (RLN SW) and with…