People are being urged to take care on the coast and cliffs in Dorset after more severe weather over the Christmas period. The public should beware of landslips along the Jurassic Coast as well as possible, rockfalls, mudflows and quicksand – and pay full attention to any warning signs they encounter. Erosion is a natural,…
Money’s tight for everyone these days, but if you’ve ever enjoyed a few hours – or a few days – at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, perhaps you could spare a few quid to help keep the Fossil Festival marquee free. You can earn a unique ‘I funded the Fossil Festival’ t-shirt, an autographed copy of…
20 football sized baubles created out of beach litter have gone up across Dorset at Durslton Castle at Swanage, The Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre, Portland, The Steamer Point Local Nature Reserve at Christchurch and Ashley Road in Poole to show support for the local “Litter Free Coast and Sea” campaign this Christmas. Discarded bottle…
Holiday Parks in Dorset and Devon are recognised as major supporters of the Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Site having raised more than £43,000 over the last five years towards education and conservation of the Jurassic Coast. Through a Visitor Payback scheme, West Dorset Leisure Holidays who own and manage five successful parks have…
The Kimmeridge Trust has received initial support* for a £2.8m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid, including £299,300 development funding. The project aims to construct in Kimmeridge an accredited fossil museum to conserve and develop the unique and world famous Etches collection of Kimmeridgian fossils. Detailed development work will begin immediately for a planned opening in…
Celebrated actor Larry Lamb (best known for EastEnders and Gavin and Stacey), today surprised workers and visitors at Durlston Castle in Dorset by presenting them with a National Lottery Award.
The newly opened Onboard International Airport terminal in Lyme Regis is now offering flights of the imagination along The Jurassic Coast and back through time to 250 million years ago. Flights to Pangea leave every 30 minutes from The Jubilee Pavilion on The Marine Parade and after check in and tough security screening passengers board…
Horn Park Quarry National Nature Reserve has been the subject of ongoing improvement works over the last three years. It was designated mainly for its geology and is an important inland site with links to the geology of the Jurassic Coast. Initially, the work was to clear vegetation and debris from old rock faces…
The Jurassic Coast had a fantastic time at the Bayside Festival during the first week of the Olympics, working together with a wide variety of partners under the banner of ‘Natural Weymouth and Portland’. The ‘Natural Weymouth and Portland’ marquee offered visitors and local people an opportunity to find out more about Dorset’s outstanding coast,…