Tue Jun 20 @10:00AM -
16:00
Flora Survey & Training Day
Come and join us to learn how to identify and record the flora of some of the Ridgeway's Sites of Special Scientific Interest - no experience required (though always welcome!) We will be working alongside the experienced botanists of Dorset Flora Group so there will be the opportunity to learn as we update the flora record.
There is no charge but places are limited and booking is essential.
Please contact Jill Hearing for further information:
Email: j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or phone: 01305 228273
You can see photos of our events here: Land of Bone & Stone on Flickr
Tue Jun 20 @ 4:00PM -
18:30
Discover the Lumps and Bumps of the ridgeway at Littlebredy, led by Steve Wallis. Tuesday 20 June 2017, 16.00-18.30pm. Booking essential. Please contact Marie McLeish, Dorset AONB, SDR Learning Projects Manager, marie.t.mcleish@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Wed Jun 21 @10:00AM -
15:30
Come along and join us if you would like to try your hand at the traditional craft of dry stone walling. Working alongside experienced volunteers from our partner organisations EuCAN and the Dry Stone Walling Association, you can find out if this is the thing for you - but be warned it is a bit addictive!
We are on site from 10am until 3.30pm each day and all tools and protective equipment are provided - you should be aware that the location is quite remote and there are no facilities!
You can read more about another section of wall completed recently on the Ridgeway here: Dorset Echo - Mammoth dry stone walling effort - so if you want to join in and have a go, do get in touch.
There is no charge but places are limited and booking is essential.
Please contact Jill Hearing for further information:
Email: j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or phone: 01305 228273
You can photos of our events here: Land of Bone & Stone on Flickr
Fri Jun 23 @11:00AM -
15:00
Join us for an introductory day to learn how to identify butterflies and day-flying moths, to understand a little about their ecology, and how you can contribute by recording sightings on the Ridgeway.
Butterfly Conservation have been recording the distribution of butterflies in the UK for many years, largely thanks to the efforts of their many volunteers up and down the country. But there are a number of areas which have few, if any, records of butterflies and some of these lie within the South Dorset Ridgeway (they are called ‘white holes' because they appear blank on the distribution map).
With a little bit of training, and a little bit of your time, you can help put this right and put the Ridgeway’s butterflies on the map!
The records gathered help to inform practical conservation, and butterfly records also provide a valuable indication of state of our biodiversity – not to mention the fact that for many of us there are few things more enjoyable than going for a walk and doing a bit of butterfly-spotting!
The day will be led by Nigel Spring of Butterfly Conservation’s Dorset Branch: we will meet near Portesham and the day will involve a walk on the Ridgeway.
You don’t have to commit to further recording to join us on this introductory day - but we hope that you might!
Please contact Jill Hearing for more information or to book a place:
email: j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or tel: 01305 228273
You can see photos of our events here: Land of Bone & Stone on Flickr
Sat Jun 24 @10:00AM -
16:00
YourArchaeology at Broadmayne on the South Dorset Ridgeway, 24th June 2017
Learn about new archaeological discoveries in your area of the South Dorset Ridgeway, decide which of the local archaeological sites are of most interest to you. Expert guidance is available to help you record and understand them better.
For more information and to book your place email or call the South Dorset Ridgeway's Community Archaeologist, Hayley Roberts on hayley.roberts@dorsetcc.gov.uk or 01305 225860.
Places are free of charge but we only have a limited number, so booking is essential and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Fri Jul 07 @10:00AM -
16:00
Flora Survey & Training Day
Come and join us to learn how to identify and record the flora of some of the Ridgeway's Sites of Special Scientific Interest - no experience required (though always welcome!) We will be working alongside the experienced botanists of Dorset Flora Group so there will be the opportunity to learn as we update the flora record.
There is no charge but places are limited and booking is essential.
Please contact Jill Hearing for further information:
Email: j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or phone: 01305 228273
You can see photos of our events here: Land of Bone & Stone on Flickr
Tue Jul 11 @10:00AM -
16:00
Flora Survey & Training Day
Come and join us to learn how to identify and record the flora of some of the Ridgeway's Sites of Special Scientific Interest - no experience required (though always welcome!) We will be working alongside the experienced botanists of Dorset Flora Group so there will be the opportunity to learn as we update the flora record.
There is no charge but places are limited and booking is essential.
Please contact Jill Hearing for further information:
Email: j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or phone: 01305 228273
You can see photos of our events here: Land of Bone & Stone on Flickr
Sat Jul 22 @10:00AM -
16:00
Heathland Flora Survey & Training Day
Come and join us to learn how to identify and record the flora of Dorset heathland - no experience required (though always welcome!) Heathland is a very rare habitat supporting a wealth of specialist wildlife, including adders and slow worms.
There is no charge but places are limited and priority will be given to those who can commit to recording in the South Dorset Ridgeway area.
Please contact Jill Hearing for further information:
Email: j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or phone: 01305 228273
You can see photos of our events here: Land of Bone & Stone on Flickr
Fri Aug 04 @11:00AM -
13:00
Guided Walk - Butterflies of Weymouth Relief Road
Join us for a guided walk, led by John Elliott of Butterfly Conservation's Dorset Branch, discovering the butterflies that have colonised the verges of Weymouth Relief Road. During the construction of the road an imaginative plan was devised by Dorset County Council to create new herb-rich downland by sowing the bare chalk of the steep roadside verges with local seed of plants such as kidney vetch. The experiment has been a great success with 21 species of butterfly now recorded in the area. With luck and sunshine there should be Small Blues in flight, and if we are very lucky there may be a glimpse of the rare and beautiful Adonis Blue.
The walk will start at 11am and finish by 1pm; the route is under 3 miles and on tracks but there is one long steep climb back on to the Ridgeway.
There is no charge but places are limited and booking is essential.
Please contact Jill Hearing for further information:
Email: j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or phone: 01305 228273
You can see photos of our events here: Land of Bone & Stone on Flickr
Wed Aug 23 @10:00AM -
15:30
Come along and join us if you would like to try your hand at the traditional craft of dry stone walling. Working alongside experienced volunteers from our partner organisations EuCAN and the Dry Stone Walling Association, you can find out if this is the thing for you - but be warned it is a bit addictive!
We are on site from 10am until 3.30pm each day and all tools and protective equipment are provided - you should be aware that the location is quite remote and there are no facilities!
You can read more about another section of wall completed recently on the Ridgeway here: Dorset Echo - Mammoth dry stone walling effort - so if you want to join in and have a go, do get in touch.
There is no charge but places are limited and booking is essential.
Please contact Jill Hearing for further information:
Email: j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or phone: 01305 228273
You can see photos of our events here: Land of Bone & Stone on Flickr
