Information is arriving of a serious fire at Studland and the rescue of a boy who has had a serious accident in the sea.
The following are the latest images and videos and will be updated as more information arrives.
We are dealing with a large fire on #Studland - please...
Ringstead Bay can be reached either along the coastal footpath from the east or via the minor road from the A353 east of Osmington. Parking is possible at the National Trust car park above Ringstead Bay and at the beach shop and café at Ringstead itself. Above the eastern part of Ringtead Bay is Burning...
As we go out and about we come across some of the most beautiful coastline in the country and some hidden cultural treasures that many may have not visited.
Each one will be a little taster to possibly wet the appetite to visit and find out more.
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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...
A colour scheme for a pathway on Weymouth harbour has divided opinion so much it has ended up as a story in the national newspapers and on 'Have I Got News For You'. At a time when we are told that we should move on from Partygate because there...
The public are being urged to Respect The Water as latest statistics show accidental drowning deaths increased again last year, with more dying at inland water than around the coast.  There were 277 deaths in the UK from accidental drownings in 2021 across inland and coastal locations. This is an increase of 23...
A blueprint for the future of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s 40 miles of award-winning coastline to give it the renown it deserves, has been rubber stamped.
BCP Council’s cabinet yesterday (Wednesday April 13) endorsed the Seafront Strategy and investment plan, which aims to improve seafront infrastructure and public spaces for...
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...
Helping to educate students across the country, coastal engineer, local resident and BCP Council employee, Lia Bennett, has shared her in-depth knowledge of Poole’s iconic sand dunes in new BBC Bitesize film.
Last summer Lia was selected to take part in short film about coastal management for a new BBC...
The rocks seen on this section can be seen by walking from Poole Head eastwards. The Sandbanks area has no exposure due to buildings and the underlying geology is Palaeogene (Tertiary) Parkstone Clay. The aerial picture below shows the Sandbanks Peninsula the Studland Peninsula and Shell Bay in the foreground. The low...
