Another post based upon a trip to Dorset earlier this year. Hopefully once my broken arm is better we’ll be able to get out a bit more around the local area. Close to the centre of Lyme Regis Broad Ledge extends out into the English Read More …
Category: Seashore
Kimmeridge Bay
One of the very few designated marine nature reserves within the country and another part of the Jurassic Coast. Although fossils can be found within the shale cliffs the cliffs are constantly crumbling away. With a layer of limestone directly above the shale collecting fossils Read More …
Dancing Ledge
A great area of chalk downland managed by the National Trust next to the SW Coast Path -close to Langton Matravers. Beneath the downland this part of the “Jurassic Coast” has a long history of quarrying. Although originally this must have been an incredibly destructive Read More …
Dancing Ledge
A spectacular area named after the rocky ledge of the former quarry on the outskirts of Langton Matravers. In Spring the chalk downs above the seacliffs are home to 75% of the UK population of Early Spider Orchids, in addition it’s the most southerly breeding Read More …