As part of Coastal Voices, the combined voices of B Sharp’s 180 young people from West Dorset and East Devon gave John K Miles’ ‘On Golden Gap’ its first public performance on 8th July at the Lighthouse, Poole. You had to be there to appreciate the impact of...
Today we visited one of the top botanical sites in the county. Corfe Common has been grazed for hundreds of years and its hilly contours mean that it has never been practical to plough it. Consequently an enormous variety of plant species have flourished. Many of them, such...
We had already decided that we would chicken out of the walk up the ridiculously steep sides of Hod Hill and instead enjoy a leisurely stroll along the banks of the River Stour. This proved to be a wise decision with the grasses out in full flower on the...
"We have submitted a new planning application for an awning for the Watch House Café to increase the covered seating area from 28 – 55, providing much needed shade and protected seating areas. This increase in seating capacity not only protects our guests against the weather, it will protect...
It would appear that Weymouth & Portland Borough Council, in their infinite wisdom, have decided to close ALL car-parks in the town whilst the Olympics are on here, apart from the Multi Storey Car Park in town. Quite why they would do this, I'm not sure, but expect news...
After a series of preparatory visits to this beautiful site on the day of the actual walk it was, of course, raining. Not that we were put off, we just appreciated the effect the rain was having on the plantlife. I've never seen such luxuriant foliage. And of course...
Today's walk took us from the Mill, just east of Sturminster Newton along the River Stour, walking upstream. We had originally intended to walk as far as the outskirts of the town, returning along the old railway line. But in spite of the fact that we could hear a...
Just got back from the New Forest Bioblitz, where I was helping out with the forays and also showing visitors around the Open University's iSpot site, https://www.ispot.org.uk. A Bioblitz is like a 24-hour natural history marathon. All the wildlife experts in the region descend on a chosen area...
