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...
The Fleet is a lagoon behind Chesil Beach and extends from Abbotsbury to Ferry Bridge from where it opens into Portland Harbour and then into Weymouth Bay. The picture below shows Lyme Bay on the left, then Chesil Beach and the land of south Dorset on the right
The Fleet is tidal...
Continuing north on the coastal footpath the next major feature you reach is Butterstreet Cove. This can also be reached from Fleet Lane which leaves the B3157 on the west side of Chickerell. Butterstreet Cove exposes the next older rock in the succession of Jurassic rocks along the Fleet...
Although Chesil Beach is a natural landform it has to be managed to some extent to keep it in its present state. Serious storm events over recent times have altered the beach and without human intervention it would not necessarily survive to act as the important coastal protection for Weymouth...
Before leaving Sandsfoot Castle it is worth having a look at the building stone that was used. The main facing stone is blocks (ashlar) of Portland Limestone but there is a lot of other stone that has been used and this can be seen in the fallen material on the beach. Again it is...
Chesil Beach extends for 28km from West Bay to Chesil Cove on Portland. It is termed a tombolo i.e. a beach which joins an island to land.
It was brought to its present position as sea level rose after the last glacial event during the Pleistocene. Around 17,000 years ago sea...
On Weds 7th February you are invited to join a community assembly about the increasing amount of pollution in our local seas and rivers. The pollution comes from many sources, sadly, but sewage outflows from Wessex Water is increasingly problematic, with recent discharges again in Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay. Agricultural run-off, litter, and plastics also contribute to dirty...
2023 was the hottest year ever recorded globally, while the population of the planet is now approximately 8.5 billion. Take those 8.5 billion and throw in to the mix an ideology that manipulates people to keep breeding and at the same time obsess with consumption, and the impact will...
In 1933, a beautiful, young Austrian woman took off her clothes for a movie director. She ran through the woods, naked. She swam in a lake, naked. Pushing well beyond the social norms of the period. The most popular movie in 1933 was King Kong. But everyone in Hollywood...
If you love Weymouth, then a brand-new event called Love Your Weymouth Festival is for you!
Weymouth Town Council has announced this new event for 2024 to bring people together to look at what can be done to tackle the effects of climate change here in Weymouth.
It takes place on...
