South Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership: enabling people and schools to better enjoy, learn about and care for this remarkable landscape in the Dorset AONB
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Black Down is one of the best countryside sites to visit in West #Dorset. The South Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership has invested in making it an even better place to visit, with support from National Lottery players, through the Heritage Lottery Fund youtu.be/XXmooSgEf2U
For those of you who have been asking, here is where you can find the new visitor area with parking at Black Down... #Dorset
Amanda Moore, Sculptor, talks about the local forest marble used to create the Black Down Monument. Visit our Facebook Page to view the full length feature. #blackdown #hardymonument #dorset #sculpture #monument #stone #quarry #geology #landscape #buildingmaterials #history
“Here, in this area, it feels right” - Tom Troughton, Dry Stone Waller, talks about his work at Black Down. Visit the pinned post on our Facebook Page to view the full length video. #blackdown #hardymonument #dorset #drystonewalling #monument #stone #geology #landscape
Black Down on the South Dorset Ridgeway is one of the best countryside sites to visit in West Dorset. This video shows map 4 of 6 in a series produced by Amanda Wallwork, artist and mapmaker. Visit our Facebook Page to view the full length feature @DorsetAONB #blackdown #dorset
One off event - equipping you with the skills and knowledge to restore items using lime!
Spaces are limited so act quick to book your place.
Goodness, that made us stop in our tracks. Our furry companions are tribal..(like our ancient ancestors..) xitter.cf/BumblebeeTrust/status/…
Bilberry #bumblebee nests are sometimes parasitised by the Forest Cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus sylvestris), females of this species will take over nests, kill or evict the queen and utilise her workforce to rear their own offspring #Beesneeds2018 #Thursdaythoughts @BuzzingWales
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What joy apparently it's #hillfortwednesday and we have two stunners ! If you climb at sundown there are even angel wings #eggardon #ancient #Dorset
Oh could this be about here? ..beautiful nevertheless .. xitter.cf/RobGMacfarlane/status/…
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Fantastic find by the fabulous @PhilSterling3 - @NaturalEngland @nationaltrust @DrewBennellick xitter.cf/PhilSterling3/status/1…
Bilberry Pug moth found at Black Down on nightjar and moth event last Friday. Likely to be breeding there, and if so, only site in Dorset. Well done @DorsetCC & @landbonestone for landscape scale restoration work benefiting this and other inverts
Hats off to @DorsetCC @DorsetAONB @nationaltrust @NaturalEngland, & @DorsetWildlife brokered stewardship agt with farsighted farmer neighbour means even more heath for bilberry pug - thanks to @savebutterflies for finding it & to @HLFSouthWest @heritagelottery players for support xitter.cf/PhilSterling3/status/1…
Bilberry Pug moth found at Black Down on nightjar and moth event last Friday. Likely to be breeding there, and if so, only site in Dorset. Well done @DorsetCC & @landbonestone for landscape scale restoration work benefiting this and other inverts
And thanks to the beautiful Belted Galloways too, still hard at work even in this heat! #landscape scale conservation/collaboration #heathland restoration work!
Praise from @MatthewOates76 for @DorsetCC road verges thetimes.co.uk/article/a-roa… - 27 species butterfly now on #Weymouth relief road👍👍to @PhilSterling3 @dorsetaonb @DorsetWildlife @savebutterflies oh and @LandBoneStone thanks to support of @HLFSouthWest @heritagelottery
More fab work in @LandBoneStone with @DorsetCC and a bit of help from the fabulous Belted Galloways - nightjars benefiting too & churring magnificently just now xitter.cf/PhilSterling3/status/1…
Bilberry Pug moth found at Black Down on nightjar and moth event last Friday. Likely to be breeding there, and if so, only site in Dorset. Well done @DorsetCC & @landbonestone for landscape scale restoration work benefiting this and other inverts
And many of them in @DorsetAONB and part of @LandBoneStone project with skilful guidance from @DorsetWildlife & pioneering foresight of @PhilSterling3 & @DorsetCC xitter.cf/DCCDirectorEE/status/1…
A lovely sight, and all down to our amazing vols..! xitter.cf/dorsetandbeyond/status…
Big thanks to those who look after #Dorset's fingerposts! This one at Portesham Hill Cross (198 m) points me and a copy of #TheLostWords to our next destination - Winterbourne Abbas First School
Thanks for sharing Richard, we are proud to be doing our bit.. #flamingjune xitter.cf/dorsetandbeyond/status…
With the loss of flower-rich meadows over the last two generations, well managed road verges in #Dorset are vital to sustain our wild orchids for future generations of #wildflowerhour and #30DaysWild @DorsetAONB @dorset_lnp @BSBIbotany @DCCDirectorEE
As our #FestivalOfDiscovery comes to a close, we want to thank all of you for taking part and supporting it! On this final day, come and find us at @tweet_kmc Open Day to get our latest, high quality publications and ‘give aways.’ #Dorset
Come and join us in Martinstown today 11am - 3pm as we look for the wonderful wildlife of the South Winterbourne chalk stream. @DorsetWildlife will be on hand to help with identification. Free event, suitable for all ages. #FestivalOfDiscovery #Dorset ow.ly/DeJe30kuAtd