Part of the UK’s responsibility as signatories to the World Heritage Convention is the duty to help other countries fulfil their obligations to UNESCO to protect, conserve, present and transmit their Sites to future generations. With this in mind, an exchange programme was established in 2006 between the Jurassic Coast WHS and the Pitons management…
A new Wildlife book of the Jurassic Coast by Bryan Edwards, has just been published by the Jurassic Coast Trust. The book was launched by the wildlife broadcaster and photographer Chris Packham at Lulworth Castle early this month (July 2008). The book aims to make the link between the ever changing geology and coastal…
The BBC Natural History Unit hosted the launch of the new BBC 4 / Open University series Fossil Detectives at the Bristol Festival of Nature on 7-8 June 2008. I was there to celebrate alongside the BBC, not only as a representative from the Jurassic Coast Team, but also as a regular contributor on the…
There’s a big investment going into the Jurassic Coast right now and Swanage is going all out to make sure its visitors have a great Jurassic Coast experience. The Hospitality Association in this pretty seaside town, one of the most popular gateways to the Jurassic Coast, is tapping into funding from the South West Regional…
Expect to see a whole range of amazing Jurassic Coast fossils appear in museums all along the World Heritage Site over the next two years. A new project, Jurassic Life has just received £230,000 form the Heritage Lottery Fund and Dorset and Devon County Councils. The money will be spent on buying, interpreting and displaying the…
After a lengthy recruitment process, Daisy Sutcliffe has just been appointed as the new Jurassic Coast Arts Coordinator. Daisy, who’s previous job was as Head of Participation and Learning at the Hackney Empire in East London, will be starting her post at the end of May. Based with the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Team, she…
Artists have a long history of involvement in Swanage, and the Durlston project built on this legacy from the outset by engaging the artist Lulu Quinn as a part of the design team. Following the successful arts science collaboration last year between Artist Abigail Reynolds and scientist Dr Samantha Gibbs, which resulted in the Shapeshift…
We have always promoted sustainable transport options as the best way to explore the Jurassic Coast – we just needed to bring those options together in a way that would whet people’s appetites, tempting them to break those long-established ties to the notorious motor car. We decided to combine the Jurassic Coast ‘by bus’ and…
Ask yourself a question; on average, how much do the cliffs retreat each year? 10cm? 30cm? 50cm? The answer, of course is that it varies according to the type of rock and how much pounding the cliffs suffer from the sea. Stop press: Find out about the recent Lyme Regis/Charmouth landslip. Ask yourself a question;…