Lyme Regis Museum has received a confirmed grant of £798,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Mary Anning Wing Project, it was announced today. The project aims to provide Lyme Regis Museum with a new fossil gallery and Learning Space, as well as providing a larger shop and the lift and visitor toilets…
The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site Partnership has expressed relief at the Navitus Bay Wind Park decision. UNESCO’s advisory body IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of nature) made it very clear that it objected to the proposed development in terms of the impact it would have on the natural setting of the Jurassic Coast…
The Jurassic Coast Trust is partnering with the South West Coast Path Association and East Devon AONB Partnership for a Coast and Countryside Dinner on Saturday 26th September 2015 at Higher Wiscombe in East Devon. The evening is an opportunity to celebrate the best of the South West – from Lyme Bay prawns and smoked pheasant…
The Jurassic Coast Trust have teamed up with Furleigh Estate in Salwayash in recognition of their close links to the coast. The award-winning winery will donate 10p from every bottle sold of their “Tyrannosaurus Red” towards the Trust’s education and conservation projects. To celebrate the new partnership, Furleigh Estate are holding an “Ammonites and Wine”…
An all-terrain mobility scooter that can go ‘off road’ is opening up the iconic Golden Cap estate to people who have difficulty walking. The ‘Tramper’ scooter has been provided by the charity Living Options Devon that works with outdoor attractions across the region to open up the best of the South West’s coast and countryside…
Nature Rocks is back in West Bay for another year, offering three days of family fun and an opportunity for people to engage with the coast, their natural environment and local history. It will run from 11-13th August at The Salt House and its surrounding lawn. ‘Nature Rocks has become somewhat of a summer tradition…
With the Jurassic Coast filling with visitors for the busy summer season, new deckchairs, windbreaks and beach shelters are appearing on the beach near the Hive Beach Café, Burton Bradstock in West Dorset. Each carries a simple safety message about the shifting nature of this stunning coastline, reminding visitors to take care where they sit…
In May 2015, as the highlight of a social project for the Werner-von-Siemens School in Bochum, Germany, 45 7th grade children, 12 students and 5 teachers undertook a Jurassic Coast hike along Britain’s South West Coast Path from Swanage to Exeter. After six months of weekly lessons learning about England (in English!), fitness preparation in…
My photographic love affair with the Jurassic Coast started back in 2004. At the time I was living in the Midlands and my portfolio consisted largely of the Peak District and North Wales. My first visit came in the form of a four day venture with the aim of starting a Dorset Coast portfolio. During…