When the giant front flippers, or “paddles”, of a prehistoric sea dragon called an ichthyosaur, were found on a beach in Lyme Regis, it was a very exciting scientific discovery. Not only was the fossil huge in size, but experts were convinced the rest of the creature was still buried under the rocks. Now, in…
The Jurassic Coast team took the accolade of ‘Outstanding Contribution to Tourism’ award in a brand- new surprise category announced at the Dorset Tourism Awards, which took place at The Lighthouse in Poole on November 16th. Dorset Tourism Awards headline sponsor and award category sponsor, Saffery Champness Accountants presented the award to the team. Saffery…
The Dorset Coast Forum’s short film, ‘CoastWise’, aimed at helping people to stay safe while still having fun at the coast has been selected by The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts to receive a 2017 Davey Award for Film/Video-Education. The idea behind creating a video came about between SafeWise, a multi-agency partnership between the…
TWO ambitious projects are joining forces to create a single world class visitor experience – and bring hundreds of thousands of people to Portland. Jurassica, which aims to celebrate the geological heritage of the Jurassic Coast, will be joining with biodiversity project Memo to create a single visitor experience. And the man behind the world-famous Eden…
Charmouth has been given a mini makeover. The area east of the bridge, known as Evan’s Cliff, has had a new simple seating structure installed, along with a new panel with key information for visitors and locals. The space has been smartened up into a defined circular area which has been kept as low-key and…