This guide has been written for the use of members of the general public who are interested in the landscape and underlying geology when walking.
This walk crosses the northern side (limb) of the Weymouth Anticline, a dome shaped fold which extends across south Dorset (Weyland – the area south...
Access to this section is via the footpath from Osmington village past the PGL outdoor activity centre and the steps to the beach. Jurassic Corallian rocks can be seen immediately reaching the beach and these dip to the east as they are part of an anticlinal fold (dome shape) which...
With 7,723 miles of coastline from Cornwall to John o' Groats, this vast and diverse coastline is cluttered with stunning wild-life, marine life and nature and amongst this extensive shoreline lie many concealed and secluded hidden beaches.
2021 the year of the staycation
2021 has been an odd year for travel,...
The Trip Advisor Awards 2017 voted three Dorset beaches in the top 10 with Weymouth at Number 1. However, given the responses of locals these awards are covering up not just cracks but giant chasms in the reality of not only Weymouth but Bournemouth too. Top 10 Beaches: 1....
Rescue teams have carried out a search in the English Channel after a plane flying from the UK went missing.
The P-28 plane, which was carrying two people, took off from Wellesbourne, in Warwickshire, on Saturday morning bound for Le Touquet in northern France.The French Coastguard said the aircraft is the...
This government cock-up could cost Tory MP Oliver Letwin his West Dorset seat at the next election! More than half of the voters in his constituency have signed a petition protesting against the scrapping of the Portland rescue helicopter as part of government plans to cut coastguard and rescue...
The next section of the coast is not particularly accessible and unless you have a canoe or some other water craft you can’t access the beach until you get west of White Nothe. However it is well worth the walk either from Lulworth or from the National Trust car...
All the rocks in Dorset are sedimentary and were deposited in water, mostly in shallow seas. They were deposited during the Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary between about 200 million years ago and 40 million years ago and vary considerably in hardness and therefore resistance to erosion. This is well displayed on the Isle of Purbeck...
The risk of landslides and rock falls has increased following severe weather and sea conditions across Dorset. Residents and visitors to the county are encouraged to follow safety advice along the coastline as landslides and rock falls can occur quickly and without warning. Tides have also re-shaped and stripped...
Purbeck has had a successful stone industry for centuries and continues today with a number of active quarries. The Portland and Purbeck limestone of late Jurassic and early Cretaceous age (140-150 million years old) is exploited for example at Swanworth Quarry and Keates Quarry near Worth Matravers and Langton Matravers respectively. The stone...
