Sarah Acton is the Jurassic Coast’s poet-in-residence. She is exploring the poetry of East Devon and West Dorset as part of a residency spanning the Jurassic Coastline, taking inspiration from natural landmarks and earth history, and working with local museums, schools, and other organisations along the way to create a body of site-specific poetry. Actively…
The East Devon village of Beer, with its magnificent white cliffs (the last in England going west), is a classic example of where geology has impacted on the life, culture and history of its inhabitants. Beer Head, formed from Late Cretaceous chalk, is harder than the surrounding red Triassic cliffs of East Devon. This resistance…
Do you fancy a free long weekend’s holiday on the Jurassic Coast? We’re delighted to be teaming up with West Dorset Leisure Holidays to offer one lucky couple or family a three-night stay in a Premier Camping Pod at Highlands End Holiday Park near Bridport! To be in with a chance to win, tell us…
Sarah Acton is the Jurassic Coast’s poet-in-residence. She is exploring the poetry of East Devon and West Dorset as part of a residency spanning the Jurassic Coastline, taking inspiration from natural landmarks and earth history, and working with local museums, schools, and other organisations along the way to create a body of site-specific poetry. When…
The Jurassic Coast Trust are excited to announce that its range of Official Books about the coast are now set to make a bigger difference to safeguarding England’s only natural World Heritage Site. After working with the local publisher Coastal Publishing for many years, the Trust have recently taken over publishing these books, including the…
Jurassic Coast artist Colin Bentley is working on a three-year art project in collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust. Following the success of Colin’s first Jurassic Coast art exhibition in Sidmouth, Colin is turning to Dorset for 2018’s exhibition. It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a blog and I’ve got plenty of progress to report. The…
School and Youth Residential Programmes in Dorset Is Dorset the real ‘Jurassic Park’? Well it is renowned for being one of the richest heritage sites for prehistoric remains where you could find your very own piece of dinosaur, or even discover a new species! The Jurassic Coast is England’s first natural UNESCO World Heritage Site and ranks…
Raffiella Chapman is a young actress and palaeontology enthusiast who has appeared in The Theory of Everything and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. In this edition of Raffi’s Rocks, Raffi talks about her recent visit with her family to Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast. Lyme Regis Museum is situated in the heart of the…
Have you ever imagined a life-drawing class with a dinosaur for a model? How about carving Jurassic creations from willow, or out of hard Portland limestone? Well, imagine no longer, as Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure takes to the Dorset Centre for the Creative Arts this Saturday, 21 April. Organised by the Jurassic…