One of my earliest memories of the coast, is of being taken to Seaton Beach to build stone castles. This would usually be accompanied by some sort of ice cream with a stick, I’m thinking Funny Feet or a Nobbly Bobbly. Then once eaten, the stick and the wrapper would become a flag and we…
The Jurassic Coast Trust is inviting people to share their favourite coastal walks, views and spots as part of their #MyJurassicCoast campaign. It comes as the charity has been nominated for “Best Use of Content” at the Travolution Digital Awards. Featured prominently on Instagram and at their website, #MyJurassicCoast highlights how the coastline has helped…
Purbeck Ice Cream have raised more than £3,000 for the Jurassic Coast Trust from proceeds from their Jurassic Range of flavours. Launched in late 2017, 10p from every tub in the range, which includes the Dig-A-Saurus, Ammonite Bites, Purbeck Rocks and Sull-Diggery flavours, goes to the Trust to help them look after the World Heritage…
The Jurassic Coast Trust’s website, jurassiccoast.link, has recorded its largest ever volume of traffic in a single month, with more than 71,000 people accessing the site in August 2020. Driven by a UK-wide increase in “stay-cations” due to Covid-19, as well as the Summer weather, people came to the site en masse to access the…
As a marine photographer and Jurassic Coast Ambassador, I’ve spent many hours cruising along the entire length of the Jurassic Coast capturing images from my motor boat Strange Weather. Buy Steve’s 2021 Jurassic Coast Dolphins Calendar As well as the stunning vistas, I’ve enjoyed photographing a huge range of human activity, from pot boats crabbing…
The Jurassic Coast Partnership Plan, the guiding document for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, has been launched. The document sets out a shared vision for the Site, guiding partners and stakeholders in how to look after it, and will run until 2025. The Plan was widely consulted on, receiving more than 300 contributions from…
The Jurassic Coast Trust and Lyme Regis Museum have been overwhelmed with the support from fossil fans the world over for our 24-hour crowdfunding campaign to purchase Mary Anning’s letter to William Buckland. We raised just over £40,000 via our JustGiving platform and from generous pledges from other organisations, with contributions coming from more than…
The final countdown is underway! After a phenomenal 17 hours of fundraising, which has seen over 400 pledges of funds from local and international communities, The Jurassic Coast Trust have raised 70% of the fundraising target, which will enable the partnership with Lyme Regis Museum to bid on a handwritten letter from Mary Anning to…
Respect for our outstanding natural heritage Lucy Culkin- Chief Executive Officer It was a very difficult and challenging weekend on the Jurassic Coast. The shocking events which took place at Durdle Door made the headlines, requiring a significant response from emergency services. The lack of respect for our coastline shown by some has deeply saddened…