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Green Issues, Science, Conservation & Gardening - Dorset South

The Day I Met My Hero

I set off for work at 2:50 am to complete what, to anyone who knows me, has been a dream of mine since I can remember. I arrived at work and went to pick up David Attenborough and his film crew. Sir David Attenborough walked down the driveway and...

How to elevate your garden 

When it comes to renovating, your garden is often the last thing to be done, and once you are ready to sort your garden out, you will need to think about whether you want to implement small, more subtle changes, or go all out with a statement piece. Here are...
In 1922, a group of scientists went to the Toronto General Hospital, where diabetic children were kept in wards, often 50 or more at a time. Most of them were comatose and dying from diabetic ketoacidosis. Others were being treated by being placed on an extremely strict diet, which...
Ecosafe Group, a leading provider delivering high quality building, construction, and maintenance to Homeowners, Landlords and Residents nationwide, is thrilled to announce its recent triumph in winning contracts on Fusion21's esteemed £346 million Building Improvements Framework. Ecosafe Group will be delivering services for Kitchens and Bathrooms, as well as...
Common sense dictates that a doubling of industrial global infrastructure will only further the ecological crisis. #NetZero is the continuation of the industrial-capitalist system being restructured under the fourth industrial revolution architecture. The Global South serves, and will serve, as the continued sacrifice zone. Nicholas Stern, Green Horizon Summit: "Green...

Discovering the Purbeck coast

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...
This walk is best attempted when there is a low tide, especially a low spring tide (which occur around midday when there is a full moon and new moon).Slippery rocks also occur in places especially round the foot of Sandsfoot Castle so care should be taken. The coastal section is on the southern side of a geological...

Discovering Kimmeridge (2)

Kimmeridge has much of interest and one of the things to look out for is the oil well that has been producing since 1961. Despite being on the cliff top it is not particularly noticeable and is well camouflaged by drab paint. One of the most obvious things at the site is a nodding donkey pump...

Discovering St Aldhelms Head

Moving west from St Aldhelm’s Head the coast cuts north to form Chapman’s Pool. Here the Kimmeridge Clay is at sea level and erosion exposes interesting fossils, especially ammonites. These extinct creatures are related to Nautilus which can still be found in modern oceans but have survived for around 400 million years with...
Another good location to see Gad Cliff is from WorbarrowTout which is accessible from Tynham, the abandoned village between Kimmeridge and Lulworth. It lies within the Lulworth Army Firing Range and was evacuated during the Second World War for defence training purposes and has remained empty ever since. However, it is possible to visit when the...