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Job opportunity
We're recruiting!
An exciting job opportunity has arisen within the team for a new Project Support Officer
Stepping into Nature
Nature Buddies Network Launch
New funding to support the creation of a network of Nature Buddies across Dorset.
Ages 11+, Walks
Photography Walk
Exhibition
Take a Dorset View Photography Exhibition
Meeting
Dorset National Landscape Annual Forum in Wareham
Meeting
Dorset National Landscape Annual Forum in Dorchester
River Droplet Sitting Space
River Droplet closing GLOW-ming evening
Grant funding available
Community Access Fund open for applications
River Droplet Sitting Space
GLOW-ming evening sunset appreciation with storyteller Martin Maudsley
River Droplet Sitting Space
GLOW-ming twilight gathering at the River Droplet, with Chalk Talk by Dr Anjana Khatwa
River Droplet Sitting Space
River Droplet Open Day and Valley to Market Trail Launch at Frampton
River Droplet Sitting Space
GLOW-ming evening sunset appreciation
Frampton Village Hall, 33-36 Dorchester Rd, Frampton, Dorchester DT2 9NF
Art and engagement
Nature Calling national art project launch
Dorset National Landscape becomes major Hub in £2M ground-breaking national art project.
Cycle, walk
New Valley to Market Trail opens
A new Food Trail opens this month, shining a light on the rich food heritage of the Frome Valley.
Rides
Valley to Market Food Trail
Follow the historic footsteps of the valley’s farmers taking their produce to Dorchester’s market.
local funds
Nature Buddies Community Access Fund
Explore
Visit new River Droplet art installation during September
News of a new temporary art installation shining a light on the River Frome.
Photography
England on Sea Exhibition at West Bay
Visit the new outdoor photography exhibition on West Bay esplanade.
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 18 - All Change
Jurassic Coast
New signs at Charmouth
Visitors to Charmouth can now enjoy beautiful & informative new signs.
Working together
Dorset National Landscape Annual Review
Find out what we have achieved for nature, climate, people and place over the past year.
Job opportunity
We're recruiting!
An exciting job opportunity has arisen within the team to help deliver the Nature Buddy programme.
Explore
Get out and about this Summer!
Fresh ideas for places to go in the Dorset National Landscape this summer.
Bridport Swift Town
Swift Summer - SWIFT TOWN TALES
Bridport Swift Town
Swift Summer - SWIFT DANCE & MOVEMENT
Bridport Swift Town
Swift Summer - SWIFT WALKING
Bridport Swift Town
Swift Summer - STAND UP FOR SWIFTS!
Bridport Swift Town
Swift Summer - FLOCKS & FLICKER BOOKS
Summer Festival
Dorset Food and Arts Festival 2024
Jurassic Coast
Improving Signage
Working to improve and reduce the number of signs in the natural landscape
Farm visit
Open Farm Sunday
Food & Craft Fair, Dorset Food & Drink
Abbotsbury Swannery Food & Craft Fair
Woods, Walks, Wildlife
Thorncombe Wood Local Nature Reserve
Environmental conservation
Great Dorset Beach Clean 2024
National walking month
Dorchester Walking Festival 2024
Artist opportunity
Nature Calling New Artists Commission
Grant funding available
Dorset National Landscape Fund is now open for applications
Creative opportunity
Invitation to Quote - Artist Commission
Funding success
Good news for Dorset rivers
local funds
Dorset National Landscape Fund
Getting out and about
Enjoying Spring in Dorset
live performance & pop up food market
Tea with William Barnes
Food Fair, Dorset Food & Drink
Abbotsbury Food Fair
Live music (folk)
The Longest Johns Live
Grant fund
Dorset Community Tree Fund
Volunteer, Meeting
Caring for our rivers
local funds
Dorset Community Tree Fund
National news
Welcome to Dorset National Landscape
Christmas Fair, Dorset Food & Drink
Dorset Food & Drink Christmas Fair at Athelhampton
Outstanding views
'Take a Dorset View' Photo Competition winners announced
Meeting
Dorset AONB Annual Forum in Blandford Forum
Landscapes for all
FLAVOURS project makes a tasty start
Offering new opportunities for people to get a taste of Dorset's outstanding landscape.
Stepping into Nature
Breaking barriers: connecting people with disabilities to the countryside
local festival
Planet Purbeck Festival 2023
Walks, Walks, Jurassic Coast
West Dorset Bus Stop Walks
A series of walks starting from bus stops along the Jurassic Coaster bus route
Creative arts festival
Talking Tent at the Inside Out Dorset Festival 2023
Explore
Step into Summer!
Dorset's outstanding countryside offers plenty to do this summer, whatever the weather!
Stepping into Nature
Discover Dorset's Hidden Treasures: 6 New History Walk Guides Unveiled
History
Stone polishing boulder discovered in the Valley of Stones
The very rare ‘polishing boulder’, known as a polissoir, is over 5,000 years old.
Meadows, Walks, Wildlife
Hogchester Meadows
Explore 50 acres of wildflower meadows between mid May to the end July.
Supporting farming
Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme
Wildlife
Springwatch comes to Purbeck!
Springwatch explores and celebrates the wildlife of the Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve.
Family friendly day out
King Charles III England Coast Path Celebration
Photo competition
Take a Dorset View Photo Competition Now Open
The ‘Take a Dorset View’ Photo Competition is now open to entries, closing date is 31st August 2023.
walks
Happy Island in Bridport benefits from access improvement works
Explore
Spring into Spring!
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 17 - We are taking a break
History & heritage, Walks, Jurassic Coast
Worth Matravers
Job opportunity with the Dorset AONB
We're recruiting!
Grant funding available
Our Sustainable Grant Fund is now open for applications
Stepping into Nature
Winter book giveaway sharing beauty of nature
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 16 - The Cowshed Community Wellbeing Project
Hear about Mary's journey at The Cowshed next to Ammonite Medical Centre in Bridport.
Stepping into Nature
Stepping into Nature Conference 2022
A day full of celebration and networking. You can now view the presentation slides.
Working together
Dorset AONB Annual Review
Landscape enhancement
Pylons coming down in Dorset
Creative landscapes
Boost for Art in the Landscape
Explore the autumn
Explore the Landscape this Autumn
Enjoy the spectacle of autumn as the landscape changes shape and colour for a glorious new season.
Walks, Good for walking & families
Lewesdon Hill
An alluring National Trust Hillfort, great for den building, picnics and the fiery hues of autumn.
walks
Okeford Hill
Outstanding views over the Blackmore Vale and beyond. A tranquil place to explore.
Picnic spot
Frampton
Stepping into Nature
Connect to nature: Summer book giveaway!
Great views
Povington Hill
Lift your spirits with wide sweeping coastal views and some kite flying here
Coast, Great views
Peveril Point & Swanage Downs
Coast, Great views
South Beach, Studland
Summer Festival
Dorset Food and Arts Festival Market 2022
Amazing coastal walks and wildlife, Good for walking & families, Wildlife
Knoll Beach, Studland
Walks & Wildlife
Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve
Film
Green Space Dark Skies film released
Stunning film of the extraordinary event on Maiden Castle in June has been released.
Stepping into Nature
Support wellbeing through nature and art activities
Stepping into Nature announce the project launch of ‘Your Seasons of Stories’ activities.
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Eggardon at Dusk
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
The Dark Skies Above
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Wildlife at Dusk
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Dunes after Dusk
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Water and Movement
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Silhouettes and Shadows
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Evening along the riverbank
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Explore Maiden Castle
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Weekend Wind Down
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
History Hillfort Hike
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Ridgeway Myths and Legends
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Mindful Meadows
Dawn to Dusk Festival 2022
Dawn at the Stones
Explore
Dawn to Dusk Events 2022
Explore the landscape in a new light with a FREE programme of events in June and July 2022.
Stepping into Nature
Round 2: Grants to boost wellbeing through nature, art and wellbeing
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit project update
March 2022
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit
Working together to help Purbeck’s nature, communities, and tourism thrive in harmony.
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit project update
February 2022
The end of the project is on the horizon, and the majority of works are now complete.
Dark Skies
Let's get counting!
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit project update
December 2021 & January 2022
A celebration with songs & poetry
Tea with William Barnes
Celebrating landscapes
Green Space Dark Skies is coming to Dorset
15th January 2022
Future of AONBs takes a step in the right direction
Stepping into Nature
Grants to Boost Wellbeing through Nature, Art and Movement
Stepping into Nature
Could you help people enjoy nature?
Stepping into Nature
Blog 15 - Celebrating our achievements
Supporting wellbeing
Nature, Art and Wellbeing Community Fund (CLOSED)
Panoramic views
Isle of Purbeck Viewpoint, Creech Hill
Stunning panoramic views across Purbeck to the Jurassic Coast
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Winter 2021
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update Winter 2021
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit project update
October & November 21
Stepping into Nature, Walks
Walk for Wellbeing
Protected Landscapes
Responding to climate change and the ecological emergency
Jurassic Coast
Walking trail linking Kimmeridge Village and the Bay
Visitors to Kimmeridge can enjoy interpretation and a trail linking the Bay to the Village.
Explore the autumn
Exploring the Landscape through Stories this Autumn
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit project update
October 21
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Autumn 2021
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update Autumn 2021
Purbeck Heaths Grazing unit
Stop Press
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit project update
February 2021
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit project update
March & April 2021
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit project update
May & June 2021
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit project update
July & August 2021
Early Morning Walk
Deer watching at dawn on the Purbeck Heaths
walk and talk
Wilder Grazing on the Purbeck Heaths
local festival
Planet Purbeck Festival
For children & young families
Let's Make Art on the Beaches
Story-gathering, print making, 60th celebrations
Beyond the Map Workshop
Story-gathering, print making, 60th celebrations
Beyond the Map Workshop
Story-gathering, print making, 60th celebrations
Beyond the Map Workshop
Story-gathering, print making, 60th celebrations
Beyond the Map Workshop
Story-gathering, print making, 60th celebrations
Beyond the Map Workshop
Story-gathering, print making, 60th celebrations
Beyond the Map Workshop
Story-gathering, print making, 60th celebrations
Beyond the Map Workshop
Stepping into Nature
Your Seasons of Stories Project - opportunity for a filmmaker
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Summer 2021
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update Summer 2021
History & heritage
Walk Dorset's History
Stepping into Nature
New project to increase connection to art and nature for wellbeing
Visitor Management
Promise to Love Dorset
Supporting farmers and land managers
Farming in Protected Landscapes programme launches 1st July 2021
Supporting farmers and land managers
Farming in Protected Landscapes programme
Exciting opportunities with the Dorset AONB
Exciting opportunities with the Dorset AONB
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: June 2021
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update June 2021
May Day, May Day … tell us your Spring stories!
Talking Tent project launches to collect your memories and stories of Spring.
Art in the landscape
Inside Out Dorset Festival 2021
Talking Tent
Talking Tent: In Conversation – Spring
grant funding available
Dorset AONB SDF Grant Fund is now open for Applications
We have a small pot of money to help transform your local landscape project ideas into action
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Spring 2021
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update Spring 2021
Stepping into Nature
Blog 14 - Eco-therapy at the GAP project
Stepping into Nature
Spring book giveaway to improve wellbeing through nature
Wild Purbeck
Purbeck Heaths Grazing Unit Update
Stepping into Nature
£50K awarded to enhance social prescribing to nature, arts and physical activities in Dorset
New partnership project to improve the health and wellbeing of Dorset residents.
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: March 2021
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update March 2021
History & heritage
Fingerpost Restoration Continues
Food & Farming
This Good Earth Film - out now!
Stepping into Nature
Stepping into Nature Project Shares Learning
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: January 2021
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update January 2021
Walks, Good for walking & families
Bridport Heritage & Sculpture Trails
Explore the heritage and green spaces around this bustling market town.
Great views, Great views, Good for walking & families, Dog walkers
Woolland Hill
Stay safe this winter
Wrap up warm and get outdoors this Christmas time
Things to do and places to go to help you celebrate the festive period ... outdoors!
Stepping into Nature
Picnic in the Parks launches with ideas to live well and love nature
Stepping into Nature
Blog 13 - Natural acts of kindness
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: December 2020
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update December 2020
Traditions, food & drink
Celebrating Apple Day 2020
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 12 - Picnic in the Parks is moving to an exciting new platform
Landscapes for Life
Landscapes for Life Week 2020: YOUR national landscapes!
Landscapes for Life
Landscapes for Life Week 2020: Shop Local
Landscapes for Life
Landscapes for Life Week 2020: Natural Health Service
Landscapes for Life
Landscapes for Life Week 2020: Art in the Landscape
Landscapes for Life
Landscapes for Life Week 2020: Nature
Celebrating our national landscapes this week, taking a closer look at nature.
Economic Evaluation
Economic Evaluation Resources
Landscapes for Life
Landscapes for Life Week 2020
Walking, swimming and views
Ringstead Bay
Escape the crowds at this quiet shingle beach on the Jurassic Coast.
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Autumn 2020
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update Autumn 2020
Stepping into Nature
New report shows Stepping into Nature project boosts wellbeing
60th Anniversary
Landscapes for Life Photo Exhibition
History & heritage, Walks, Jurassic Coast
Spyway Dinosaur Footprints
History & heritage, History & heritage, Good for walking & families, Jurassic Coast
Tyneham and Worbarrow Bay
Stepping into Nature
Book giveaway to improve wellbeing through nature
60th celebrations, 60th celebrations
Landscapes for Life Photography Exhibition
Planning & Development Resources
Planning and development guidance documents for the Dorset National Landscape.
Walks, Jurassic Coast
Lyme Regis and Uplyme
Great for walks, good views
Ringmoor and Turnworth Down
Great for walks, wildflowers and wildlife, Walks, Dog walkers, Family with young ones
Milldown Nature Reserve
A pretty patch of countryside with areas of woodland and species-rich chalk grassland.
Walks
Kingcombe Meadows and Centre
A hidden gem for gentle walks around the nature reserve, picnics and a cafe with delicious cake!
Walks
Powerstock Common
Gentle walks through the trees and meadows of this Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve.
History & heritage, Good for walking & families, Friends, Dog walkers
Milton Abbas
Great views
Colmer's Hill
An iconic hill in West Dorset, recognisable for its conical shape with a tuft of trees at the top.
60th anniversary
Landscapes for Life Photo Competition Winners announced
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 11 - New opportunities to experience more of the natural world
Good for walking , Walks
Cerne Valley Way
Good for walking , Walks
Frome Valley Trail
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Summer 2020
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update Summer 2020
Jurassic Coast
West Bay
Good for walking and families, Family with young ones, Culture, Easy access
North Dorset Trailway
Jurassic Coast
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
Learn all about the Jurassic Coast and the popular pastime of fossil hunting!
Great views, Good for walking & families
Stonebarrow
Great views
Langdon Hill
Great views
Coney's Castle
History & Heritage, Walks, History & heritage, Great views
Hambledon and Hod Hills
With stunning views across the Blackmore Vale from these big and small Iron Age hillforts.
Photo competition update
Landscapes for Life photo competition update
The judging is underway. Find out if your entry has made it into our Top 60!
Great views
Bind Barrow and Hive Beach
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: June 2020
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update June 2020
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: May 2020
COVID-19 and the Dorset AONB: Update 13 May 2020
Farming for the Nation - Defra Tests & Trials
Coronavirus update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and visiting AONBs
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 10 - Connection
Fossil Forest Re-opens to public
Fossil Forest re-opens to the public
New National Nature Reserve for Purbeck
New Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve (NNR) is launched.
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 9 - Creative Wild Writing Course
An exciting new course in creative writing is coming up, being delivered by Sarah Acton.
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 8 - Lovely recount of a Stepping into Nature walk
Westcountry Rivers Trust, West Dorset
SORRY THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED Free talk by the Westcountry Rivers Trust
60th celebrations, North Dorset
CANCELLED - Have a go: Fingerpost Restoration Session
Stepping into Nature
‘Stepping into Nature’ celebrates funding boost.
The health and wellbeing project is awarded more than £380,000, to expand into new areas of Dorset
Get some fresh air
Enjoy the Natural Health Service this winter
Get outdoors this winter - use the natural health service to stay healthy
Wild Trout Trust, West Dorset
Free talk by the Wild Trout Trust
60th Celebrations, West Dorset
Have a go: Helping the Hillbillies
Have a go, 60th celebrations
Have a go: Hedgelaying
Broomhill Estate, North Barn Farm, near Long Bredy, Dorchester DT2 9EF
60th Celebrations, West Dorset
Have a go: Meadow Restoration
60th Celebrations, West Dorset
Have a go: River Restoration
60th celebrations, North Dorset
Have a go: Fingerpost Restoration Session
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 7 - Self Care Stomps
Emma Pritchard explains how her work as a therapist has evolved alongside nature.
Great views, Good for walking & families, West Dorset
Lambert's Castle
Iron Age hillfort with sweeping views across the Marshwood Vale and out to sea.
Great views, Good for walking & families
Pilsdon Pen
Iron age hillfort with panoramic views across the Marshwood Vale
Great views, Walks
St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury
A short steep walk gives outstanding views across the Jurassic Coast and South Dorset Ridgeway
Stepping into Nature
Share YOUR love of nature
Road closure
Current Travel Management on the A35 / Winterborne Abbas
Active traffic management in place on the A35 as part of National Grid’s pylon removal project.
Coastal activities
Get exploring the coast with iCoast!
Volunteers needed!
New Trees for Asker Meadow Nature Reserve
Stepping into Nature Blogs
Blog 6 - Wellbeing at Thorncombe Woods
grant funding available
Dorset AONB 60th Anniversary Grant Fund is now open for Applications
Landscape for Life Festival kick-starts our 60th anniversary celebrations
Landscape for Life Festival kick-starts our 60th anniversary celebrations
Community Woodlands
Dorset Woodhub: Autumn events
Stepping into Nature
Triumph at Stepping into Nature Conference
Landscapes for Life Festival
Sunset Walk: Dorset Hillforts
Landscapes for Life Festival
Guided walk: Rockpool Ramble
Landscapes for Life Festival
Have a go: Fingerpost Restoration
Landscapes for Life Festival
Have a go: Forest School; Forest Bathing and Whittling
Landscapes for Life Festival
Food Fair: Eat Well, Live Well Food & Wellbeing Fair
Landscapes for Life Festival
Guided walk: Bronze Age Barrows
Landscapes for Life Festival
Have a go: Fingerpost Restoration
Landscapes for Life Festival
Guided walk: Unseen Landscapes; above and below ground
Landscapes for Life Festival
Talk: Postcards of Dorset; Past & Present
Landscapes for Life Festival
Guided walk: Meadows of the Future
Landscapes for Life Festival
Have a go: Dry Stone Walling
Landscapes for Life Festival
Drop in: River Detectives ** CANCELLED **
Landscapes for Life Festival
Creative walk: Poetry walk
Landscapes for Life Festival
Guided walk: Explore the Heathland
Landscapes for Life Festival
Guided walk: Myths & Legends of the Land of Bone and Stone
Landscapes for Life Festival
Landscapes for Life 'National Moment' at the Cerne Giant
Landscapes for Life Festival
Guided walk: Meadows of the Past
Walking Festival
Purbeck Walking Festival
Undergrounding
National Grid Landscape Enhancement Update
Local food & drink
Church Knowle Food Fayre
Farm event: Summer Art Exhibition
Hogchester Arts Summer Exhibition 2019
Summer Art Exhibition Launch Event
Hogchester Arts Summer Exhibition 2019: Launch Event
Stepping into Nature
Blog 5 - "Something wakes up inside of me, makes me feel alive, when I get outside"
Stepping into Nature
Poetic Sparks in Dorset Parks
Stepping into Nature
Blog 4 - Taking William Henry Davies’ Advice
Fifty Fields Open Studio Event
Top Floor Studio, The Old Timberyard, West Bay Road, West Bay DT6 4EL
Stepping into Nature
Picnic in the Park Success
Rides
Dorset Pedal: Studland and Wareham Ride
A gentle cycle around the heathland of Purbeck, starting at Wareham or Studland.
Stepping into Nature
Project Stands Proud at National Conference
History & heritage, History & heritage, Good for walking & families, Dog walkers
Valley of Stones
Stepping into Nature
Blog 3 - Naturally Healthy May
History & heritage, South Dorset Ridgeway
Exploring the South Dorset Ridgeway
History & heritage
Jurassic Coast
Community
Litter Free Dorset meets Michael Gove
Foodies
Spring Tide Food Festival 18th & 19th May 2019
The ever popular Spring Tide Food Festival is celebrating its 10th year
Grant funding
Wytch Farm Landscape and Access Enhancement Fund
History & heritage, fossil hunting, South Dorset Ridgeway, Walks, Great views
Osmington Mills & close by White Horse
A seaside hamlet with a fascinating geology & close by iconic chalk figure cut into the hillside.
Great for history, Good for walking & families
Maiden Castle
Great for sealife & geology, Good for walking & families, Wildlife, Great views
Kimmeridge Bay Wild Seas Centre
Great for geology, Good for walking & families, History & heritage, Great views
Lulworth Cove & Durdle Door
Great for walks, South Dorset Ridgeway
Kingston Russell Stone Circle
4000 year old stone circle, part of the South Dorset Ridgeway ancient landscape.
Great for walks, South Dorset Ridgeway
Hell Stone
Ancient long barrow, part of the South Dorset Ridgeway ceremonial landscape.
Great for walks, South Dorset Ridgeway
Hampton Down Stone Circle
Great for walks, South Dorset Ridgeway
Grey Mare and her Colts
Great views, Jurassic Coast
Golden Cap
The highest point on the south coast and part of the National Trust's Golden Cap estate.
Great for walks, Great views
Eggardon Hill
Great for a day out
Durlston Country Park
Castle heritage & steam train rides, Walks, Great views
Corfe Castle and Purbeck Park
Walking
Top 5 Spring walks
Head out to the countryside to experience the sights and smells of Spring!
Rolling Wooded Pasture
The rolling wooded pasture landscape type is found around the margins of the Dorset Heaths.
Ridge and Vale
The ridge and vale landscape type covers two character areas to the east and west of Weymouth.
Powerstock Hills
The Powerstock Hills has one of the most distinctive and intimate landforms of the AONB landscape.
Children
Young wood project
Short film
Making the most of wood fuel
A short film featuring speakers and participants at a training day hosted in Prime Coppice woodland.
South Dorset Ridgeway
Guide to the land of bone and stone
Stepping into Nature
Dorset History Walks
Community
Fingerpost Champions
Great for walks and picnics, History & heritage
Cerne Giant and Cerne Abbas village
History & heritage
Bronkham Hill
Brilliant for wildlife, Good for walking & families
Brownsea Island
Brilliant for children & rainy days
Bridport Museum
A hidden gem, Wildlife
Bracketts Coppice
Picnics, stroll or a hike, Great views
Black Down and the Hardy Monument
Amazing coastal views, Good for walking & families
Ballard Down & Old Harry
Good chance of seeing deer, Walks, Wildlife
Arne Nature Reserve
Great for walks & picnics, Easy access
Allington Hill & Coopers Wood
Wooded hill in Bridport, great for wearing out the kids - or the dog! - picnics and peace.
Great for walks
Abbotsbury Hillfort
Volunteer
Try your hand at dry stone walling
Learn a new skill and help conserve this traditional landscape feature
Wonderful wildlife
Abbotsbury Swannery & Chesil Beach and the Fleet lagoon
Good for walking & families, Reading the Past
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Stepping into Nature
Let's talk about Dementia
Get involved in Dementia Awareness Week, 20-26th May 2019 and help make everyday life better.
Stepping into Nature
Blog 2 - Finding Value in Nature
Stepping into Nature
Blog 1 - Stepping into Nature 'The First Step'
Art and engagement
Nature Calling national art project comes to Dorset
Dorset National Landscape becomes a major Hub in a new £2M ground-breaking national art project.
Connecting with nature
Sitting Spaces
Landscapes for all
FLAVOURS
Connecting with nature
Nature Buddies Network
A coordinated network of volunteer Nature Buddies who help people overcome barriers to enjoy nature.
Connecting with nature
Stepping into Nature
Safeguarding wildlife
Wild Purbeck
Wild Purbeck
Purbeck Heaths Wilder Grazing Unit
Working with farmers
Farming and Forestry
Outstanding landscapes
Landscape Planning and Assessment
Connecting people to place
Tourism and Visitor Management
Restore and recreate
Dorset Community Tree Project
Supporting communities with their plans for planting and caring for trees in their patch
Restore and recreate
Reconnecting the Landscape
Live well and love nature
Picnic in the parks
60th anniversary
Beyond The Map
Supporting local business
Dorset Food & Drink
Celebrating, supporting and promoting the great tastes of Dorset.
60th anniversary
Council of All Beings
Celebrating 60 years
Talking Tent
Enhancing landscapes
Undergrounding of Powerlines
Enhancing the Dorset National Landscape through partnership work with utility providers.
Art and culture
Art in the Landscape
Catchment approach
Rivers & Streams
Delivering the Catchment Based Approach in the West Dorset Rivers and Coastal Streams area.
Restoration & maintenance
Dorset Fingerpost Project
Supporting communities to restore Dorset’s iconic and much-loved signposts
Special landscapes, special skies