Fri Jul 28 @ 8:00PM -
23:00
Evening Expedition to discover Bats, Moths & Nightjars
Come and join us to discover some of the crepuscular creatures that usually go about their nocturnal lives unobserved by human eyes - bats, moths and the elusive nightjar.
There is no charge but places are limited, 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
Sat Aug 05 @ 9:00AM -
17:00
The Dorset Food & Arts Festival takes place in Queen Mother Square, Poundbury on Saturday 5th August 2017.
Come and discover the best of Dorset. The festival is free and family friendly.
Celebrity chef Lesley Waters has been a regular fixture at previous festivals with her inspirational food demonstrations and knowledge and they have her back in 2017
For full details, including all the stalls, kitchen demos and entertianment visit
www.dorsetfestival.org
Wed Aug 09 @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
Thu Aug 10 @10:00AM -
16:00
Guided Walk - Geology & Archaeology of the Ridgeway
Join us for a guided walk, led by Geoff Rowland, Jurassic Coast Trust Ambassador, and Steve Wallis, DCC Senior Archaeologist, to explore the geology and archaeology of the Ridgeway. The Ridgeway's ancient geology forms the bedrock from which the area’s important archaeology arose, and both contribute to the Land of Bone & Stone’s very special sense of place.
This is a circular route of about 8 miles taking in Abbotsbury, Portesham and the Ridgeway and includes some steep climbs. You can see more photos of last year’s walk here
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
Sat Aug 12 @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 nationally and supports 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
Sat Sep 09 @10:00AM -
17:00
Returning once again the ever popular Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival
This year on the 9th & 10th September
For full details visit the Cheese festivals website
Sun Sep 10 @10:00AM -
17:00
Returning once again the ever popular Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival
This year on the 9th & 10th September
For full details visit the Cheese festivals website
Sat Oct 21 @10:00AM -
16:00
The Wonderful Wimborne Minister Food & Drink festival returns again on Saturday 21st October - the perfect start to the autumn celebrations. Full details at www.foodevents4u.co.uk
Come and find us and a large number of our members on the Minster Green and in the square
Sat Oct 21 @ 6:30PM -
HANDING DOWN HERITAGE
Step back in time to a Dorset from years gone by
Your history, brought to life …
Windrose Rural Media Trust, as part of its Handing Down Heritage project, will be showing forgotten films from Dorset’s past at the Community Hall on Saturday 21st October.
The Windrose team will be bringing old films to Martinstown village hall in a show packed with gems from the villages and towns around Dorset, celebrating village and farming life from the 1930s through to the 1970s. One of Windrose’s enduring goals is to save and copy old cine film of rural life, so that people can see the past of our villages, towns and countryside in the most vivid way possible.
The show will feature films such as farming in the 1940s when many farmers were in transition from using horse power to machines, Mayday celebrations in Martinstown in the 1970s and harbour activities in Weymouth in the 1960s. Will’s Surgery will also feature in the show, It celebrates cider making on the Dare family’s farm at Shave Cross and features a lot of cider drinking, storytelling and wild behaviour amongst the elder generation!
Handing Down Heritage - get involved.
The film show is your opportunity to find out how your memories can be kept alive too. The Windrose team would like to record your stories and thoughts about your experiences of living on the Ridgeway. Capturing these precious memories is a wonderful way to hand down your heritage for future generations.
The film show is on Saturday 21st October at the Village Hall in Martinstown. Doors open at 18.30 and the show will start at 19.00.
Tickets are free and are limited to 2 per person. For further information about tickets, the show and the Handing Down Heritage audio project contact James Sharpe, of Dorset AONB's South Dorset Ridgeway team, at james.sharpe@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Handing Down Heritage is one of many projects delivered as part of the South Dorset Ridgeway Landscape Partnership, the SDRLP Partnership is led by Dorset AONB, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The partnership is made up of an innovative mix of archaeologists, artists, landowners, naturalists, teachers and most importantly local people, who live, work and visit the South Dorset Ridgeway.
It’s your opportunity to celebrate and share what you love about living in and on the Ridgeway!
