Natural England to close beach at Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs National Nature Reserve (NNR) in light of recent conditions. (Press release date 13/08/12) Following the extreme rainfall earlier this year concerns remain about the stability of some cliff sections along Monmouth Beach to the west of Lyme Regis. Rock-falls have continued throughout the week…
ExLab (Exploratory Laboratory) opened its doors at seven locations across Dorset on 28th July. Five artists were commissioned to make work that merges art with science and responds to the Jurassic Coast. ExLab is part of the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration running until 9 September 2012 bringing together leading artists from…
People are continuing to be urged to take care around cliffs in Dorset after further landslips and rockfalls in recent days. Landslips and rockfalls are common along this stretch of the south coast, which is constantly eroding, and this is one of the reasons it has been designated a World Heritage Site. But recent exceptional…
On 14th-16th August get yourselves down to the Salt House in West Bay for 3 free days of family fun. Nature Rocks has been organised by Bridport Museum, The Jurassic Coast Team, the National Trust and the Dorset AONB as part of the 2012 Earth Festival. They will be joined by the RSPB and iCoast…
Restrictions to beach access on the Jurassic Coast imposed after Tuesday’s fatal rock fall near Burton Bradstock have been lifted today, but visitors are warned to continue to take extra care and avoid areas with cliff backdrops. On Tuesday, hundreds of tonnes of rock fell when part of a cliff collapsed near Burton Bradstock, killing…
Visitors to Dorset and East Devon’s Jurassic Coast are being urged not to walk under cliffs following yesterday’s fatal landslide near Bridport. (Press release date 25/07/12
Small businesses on the Jurassic Coast are being encouraged to sign up for the final series of Battle the Bills workshops. The bite-sized workshops, which are free of charge, have proved extremely popular with an average rating of 9/10 and described by participants as: “Punchy, essential and incredibly useful”, Annabelle Lowe, Newquay “Clear, informative and friendly”,…
JEREMY GARDINER & AMANDA WALLWORK 14 July – 11 August 2012 This new exhibition of paintings and prints examines the rocks and strata that form the hidden landscape of this unique coastline. The work seeks to express the unimaginable vastness of geological timescales. Jeremy Gardiner’s work is well known for its exploration of the Dorset coastline.…
350 secondary school students from six secondary schools in Dorset attended the very first Fossil Festival secondary school day hosted by the Thomas Hardye School on Thursday 3rd May 2012. The Natural History Museum, Jurassic Coast Team and the Thomas Hardye School Fossil Club led 12 stands at the event where students from the Thomas…