Summer 2018 Newsletter
Our latest newsletter includes a welcome for the Glover Review of Designated Landscapes (a great opportunity for Dorset), notes how a...
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Dorset National Park Team
- Jul 10, 2018
- 1 min
Osprey Translocation Project for Poole Harbour
Poole Harbour is nestled in one of the most bio-diverse corners of the UK. Read about the exciting project to encourage ospreys to breed...
Dorset National Park Team
- Jul 4, 2018
- 1 min
The Purbeck Heathlands
The following case study, the fourth in a series, describes how the National Trust works with partners to restore a beautiful, healthy...
Dorset National Park Team
- Jun 30, 2018
- 2 min
A Dorset National Park would be good for Dorset
By Professor Michael Dower, CBE Last month’s edition of Dorset Life concluded that “almost irrespective of the detail, a Dorset National...
Dorset National Park Team
- Jun 25, 2018
- 3 min
Dorset’s exceptional biodiversity needs a National Park
The Times reported that a major study has shown that four out of the five most biodiverse areas in the country are in Dorset. A National...
Dorset National Park Team
- May 30, 2018
- 1 min
The Thomas Hardy Heritage
In the following case study, the Thomas Hardy Society concludes that we have a duty to look after the landscape of Hardy’s novels for...
Dorset National Park Team
- May 22, 2018
- 1 min
Dorset is a Centre for Climbing
The Dorset coast is one of the most important areas for rock climbing in Britain and attracts many visitors from across the UK and from...
Dorset National Park Team
- May 9, 2018
- 1 min
Dorset's Outstanding Heritage
Dorset’s early heritage is nationally and indeed internationally outstanding. This case study on the archaeology of The Isle of Purbeck...
Dorset National Park Team
- May 1, 2018
- 5 min
A Successful Business Model
A Dorset National Park will be a strategic asset and partner for the Dorset Council, communities and business. It will promote a thriving...
Dorset National Park Team
- Mar 27, 2018
- 1 min
Dorset National Park Leaflet
See the new and updated introductory leaflet about the National Park proposal HERE. If you would like copies, for example, to circulate...
Dorset National Park Team
- Feb 20, 2018
- 1 min
Latest Newsletter
This will be an important year as we look forward to Natural England's next evaluation of the proposal, submitted in 2013, for a National...
Dorset National Park Team
- Jan 19, 2018
- 2 min
A Dorset National Park could add millions of pounds to Dorset's rural economy.
A study by Kyle Dyett, Professor Davide Parrilli and Dr Ishmael Tingbani at Bournemouth University has concluded that a Dorset National...
Dorset National Park Team
- Jan 11, 2018
- 1 min
Dorset National Park Team Welcomes Government 25 Year Environment Plan Commitment
The Dorset National Park Team welcomes the government's commitment to "Conserve and enhance the natural beauty of our landscapes by...
Dorset National Park Team
- Dec 20, 2017
- 2 min
Local Government Re-organisation and the Dorset National Park.
The Secretary of State has said that he is minded to approve proposals for a move to 2 unitary authorities: one for the conurbation and...
Dorset National Park Team
- Oct 24, 2017
- 7 min
Adding Value via a Dorset National Park
The Pressures on Rural Dorset For many decades Sir David Attenborough has stated his concerns about the effects of population growth on...
Dorset National Park Team
- Jan 18, 2017
- 1 min
Dorset National Park's Heritage is Gold Standard
A study by the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts [RSA] in 2016 concludes that the landscape and natural environment, built...
Dorset and East Devon National Park Team
- Dec 17, 2016
- 2 min
Land Management: the South Downs National Park Experience
In any National Park, land management and farming are centrally important activities, and land managers are among the key partners of the...
Dorset and East Devon National Park Team
- Jul 2, 2016
- 2 min
The National Park – a Business Priority
At a time of economic uncertainty, it is important that areas and businesses play to their strengths and make the most of their assets....
Dorset National Park Team
- May 27, 2016
- 2 min
A National Park delivers greater influence for rural communities
A new discussion paper ‘The Dorset & East Devon National Park – how it would work in practice‘ examines how the Dorset & East Devon...
Dorset and East Devon National Park Team
- May 18, 2016
- 2 min
Economic Opportunities for Dorset and East Devon
For the past couple of years, in response to an initiative from Natural England, a team from Dorset and East Devon has been developing...
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