On the morning of 9th November at 7.33 am there was a large rockfall at West Bay, captured by the Environment Agency camera and shown on the Bournemouth News site. At the time there were swimmers on the beach who witnessed the fall and could confirm they had not seen anyone walking along that stretch.…
The Jurassic Coast Trust is leading a partnership with members of World Heritage UK to influence and shape changes to make all visitors feel welcome when visiting Cultural and Natural World Heritage Sites. There are 32 World Heritage Sites in the UK, all with individual characteristics and with rich stories to tell. Every Site aims…
As enormous three-toed, meat-eating dinosaurs roamed a shallow swamp environment around what is now Swanage, preying upon large plant-eating sauropod dinosaurs, around 140 million years ago, they left traces of their existence. These dinosaur footprints were left by members of the Megalosauridae family (likely Megalosaur) during a period known as the Lower Cretaceous. Ambassador Kieran…
The future is bright for volunteering on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site! Two and a half years seem to have gone by in a blink of an eye and we have come to the end of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Coastal Communities funded Jurassic Coast Volunteer Network project.…
In this last week, it feels a little like the world has turned a corner, bringing about hope for a Spring, which will bring some freedom and the ability to see people and go to the places we have all been missing over the last months of lockdown. For us at the JCT, we have…
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…
Important Message from Jurassic Coast Trust from Lucy Culkin, CEO Dear all As the latest news rolls out and the effects of Coronavirus become a reality, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all Jurassic Coast Trust events which were scheduled to take place between now and the beginning of July. We will monitor…