The coast between Freshwater and West Bay Harbour is similar to that at Burton Bradstock with near vertical cliffs of Bridport Sand but lacking the Inferior Oolite and Fullers Earth / Frome Clay capping. Again rock falls are a common hazard and care should be taken and when walking along...
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...
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...
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...
Simon Harris is organising this fundraiser.
I am raising money to build a sea border wall in the English Channel to protect the United Kingdom from illegal immigrants. Our government has said that they intend to turn migrant boats back and force them into French waters, but they won't need...
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,...
Rips are strong currents running out to sea which can quickly drag you out of your depth. Sometimes they reach speeds faster than an Olympic swimmer, so it might not be a surprise that they’re a major cause of accidental drowning on beaches worldwide.
They can be difficult to spot,...
Just because our government and especially the Home Secretary Priti Patel and her supporters are psychotic, thankfully the emergency services and the majority of the public are not.
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Dramatic bodycam footage of migrants being rescued by the RNLI in the English Channel has been released by the charity for the...
EUROPE’S first innovative beach check app developed to help beach-goers check busy beaches following a surge in visitors last summer is set to go national after being backed by central government.
Launched in July last year by BCP Council to help beach-goers comply with social distancing after visitors flocked to the coast in their thousands, the BCPBeachCheck app has now become Beach Check...
A team of contractors, led by Dorset Highways, has successfully completed three months flood protection work in West Bay.
The project highlights the benefits collaborative working, with Dorset Council, the Environment Agency, Parkdean Resorts UK and Jacobs Consultants working together to protect the riverbank from erosion.
Dorset Council’s Flood & Coastal...
