Scale is a relative thing. When I go into schools for example, I am always surprised by a) how small the chairs actually are in classrooms and b) how even at 5ft, I seem to tower over the multitude of little people chattering down below me. If you have already been to see to see…
The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site shared the plaudits yesterday at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards ceremony in Torquay, along with Dorset and East Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and all other protected landscapes in the South West. Collectively, they were given the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award, recognising the value of our…
A couple of months ago, I was writing some educational materials for the Portland Quarries Nature Park on behalf of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. One of my main tasks was to help teachers and children learn about some curious but scientifically important fossils that can be seen in King Barrow Quarry on Portland. When I…
On the 8th March 2017, the unthinkable happened to one of Malta’s most iconic natural monuments. The Azure Window, a natural limestone coastal arch, which formed the backdrop for scenes in Clash of the Titans, the Count of Monte Cristo and Game of Thrones collapsed after a violent storm. The Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat said…
You’d think that working for the Jurassic Coast Trust would mean we are always out and about on the coast; exploring this incredible coastline and experiencing all it has to offer. In reality, most days we are working hard to deliver projects in the office and if we do go out we are normally in…
I was born and raised in Slough; a diverse and bustling urban environment which is about as far from the green and rural idyll of Dorset that you can get. But that didn’t ever stop me from loving the outdoors or having a passion for the coast. Every year, my family would go for a…