Throughout Dorset abandoned quarries, cuttings and rock faces offer valued glimpses of our rich geological heritage. Many of them are given conservation status and include National Nature Reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Regionally Important Geological Sites. Geologists from the Dorset Important Geological Sites group (DIGS) work to conserve and protect the geological heritage of…
The Rock Around the Coast series of guided walks has had another successful year in 2010. For the first time, we had someone who came on every single walk and over fourteen weeks we walked 95 miles from one end of the Jurassic coast to the other. A big thank you to Dr John Larkin from…
My name is Betti, I am 28 and a Master student of sustainable tourism management from Berlin, Germany. In order to get some work experience I spent altogether 6 weeks working in Dorchester. The Jurassic Coast is a wonderful place to spend some time at. During my summer internship with the Jurassic Coast Team I…