Horn Park Quarry National Nature Reserve has been the subject of ongoing improvement works over the last three years. It was designated mainly for its geology and is an important inland site with links to the geology of the Jurassic Coast. Initially, the work was to clear vegetation and debris from old rock faces…
The Jurassic Coast had a fantastic time at the Bayside Festival during the first week of the Olympics, working together with a wide variety of partners under the banner of ‘Natural Weymouth and Portland’. The ‘Natural Weymouth and Portland’ marquee offered visitors and local people an opportunity to find out more about Dorset’s outstanding coast,…
Well the Olympics are over and our cultural olympiad partner projects are coming to an end too. I hope you enjoyed the Jurassic Coast Earth Festival, especially Onboard Jurassic Airlines, the Pliosaur cinema, and 26&7 Bones; Coastal Voices or ExLab exhibitions across Dorset, the last of which is on at Bridport Arts Centre until November…
Writing this on the Crewkene Express on the way home from a day in London it strikes me that World Heritage is simultaneously a very local and very global issue, but that perhaps some globally significant opportunities are missed. The meeting I was in ‘town’ for was a very rare gathering of all of the…
Entries have started coming in for the Jurassic Coast Award 2013 – Photography Competition with a wide range of subject and styles. We’d really like to see loads more entries with the chance for winning great cash prizes and shortlisted entries to be displayed at exhibitions next summer at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre,…
The latest Geologist’s Association Guide No.22 is now out. It was written by John C. W. Cope and is available from www.amazon.co.uk Here is an except from the guide: The Dorset coast has provided the training ground for many aspiring geologists and also attracts amateur geologists in large numbers. This guide provides information that will be…
As some of you may know, I left work last Autumn to have a baby. On the 7th October 2011, I gave birth to a little girl who we named Sarita Ellen Ford. She arrived 2 weeks early and weighed in at 6lbs 5oz (3.8kg). Sarita means ‘flowing river’ in Hindi and since we are…
My time with the Jurassic Coast Team is sadly coming to an end. I joined Dorset County Council in May 2010 as the Jurassic Coast Pathfinder Support Officer before becoming the Education Coordinator with the team in September 2011 for a year’s post covering maternity leave. I have thoroughly enjoyed the last two and a…