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Summer 2019 Newsletter

Dorset National Park Team

Jul 17, 2019
1 min

Summer 2019 Newsletter

Our latest newsletter includes updates on key developments including the Glover Review, a feature on Dorset’s climate emergency and a summary of the economic benefits and opportunities which a National Park would bring to all of Dorset. Read the newsletter HERE. #dorset #newsletter #environment #government #support #marine #farming #nationalpark

Dorset Council briefing - Climate and Environmental Emergency

Dorset National Park Team

Jul 8, 2019
2 min

Dorset Council briefing - Climate and Environmental Emergency

The Dorset Council has declared a Climate Emergency and is being urged to recognise that this is also an emergency for Dorset’s ecology and environment. This emergency calls for fresh thinking and a new strategic vision about the linked challenges of climate emergency, environment, and ecology. Dorset’s exceptional biodiversity, geodiversity and landscape diversity are spectacular and world class. They are a vital national as well as local asset. Yet Dorset’s environment and

Why Dorchester Should be Within the Proposed National Park

Dorset National Park Team

Jun 13, 2019
3 min

Why Dorchester Should be Within the Proposed National Park

The following makes the case for Dorchester and its landscape to be included in the Dorset & East Devon National Park. The full report can be found HERE. Dorchester and the boundary of the proposed Dorset and East Devon National Park: why Dorchester and its landscape setting should be included within the proposed National Park. Executive Summary. 1. Should a National Park be designated, the Dorchester Civic Society wishes to see Dorchester and its surrounding landscape settin

South Downs National Park - New Farming Case Studies

Dorset National Park Team

Apr 24, 2019
2 min

South Downs National Park - New Farming Case Studies

Two innovative farm diversification schemes have been given the green light by the South Downs National Park Authority. These projects illustrate how a National Park’s policies and their positive, constructive approach to land management can help farming businesses and landowners benefit from diversification. Work has now started to create a rural business park anchored by the Wiston Estate Winery. The plans include demolishing, converting, and extending the current winery an

Spring 2019 Newsletter

Dorset National Park Team

Feb 28, 2019
1 min

Spring 2019 Newsletter

Our latest newsletter includes an update on the Glover Review of Designated Landscapes (a great opportunity for Dorset), information on how a Dorset NP would work to benefit communities and also includes answers to some frequently asked questions. Click here to read the newsletter. #dorset #nationalpark #government #farming #newsletter #economy #environment #biodiversity

South Downs National Park Farming Case Studies

Dorset National Park Team

Oct 29, 2018
1 min

South Downs National Park Farming Case Studies

A paper by Alison Tingley, Liaison Officer to the South Downs Land Managers Group, offers a range of practical Case Studies that illustrate how farmers and landowners have been helped for example to diversify and adapt farm buildings. It notes the important roles played by the South Downs Land Managers Group whose membership includes those who are members of the CLA and NFU. It notes where more progress is needed and offers lessons for the future. Read Alison Tingley's Case S

Meet the farmers who care for South Downs National Park

Dorset National Park Team

Sep 6, 2018
2 min

Meet the farmers who care for South Downs National Park

Below is an excerpt from an article on the South Downs National Park website. “We want to introduce ourselves to the people who enjoy spending time here and end the perception that farmers are old-fashioned or unapproachable.” Dominic Gardner is part of a network of National Park farmers staring in short films about their work. “Being a farmer makes you very aware that we’re only here for a short time but what we do can have a massive impact,” says Dominic Gardner, who runs L

Farming and Land Management in the South Downs National Park - positive engagement and productive wo

Dorset National Park Team

Aug 26, 2018
1 min

Farming and Land Management in the South Downs National Park - positive engagement and productive wo

A new paper by Phil Belden (former Director of Operations at the South Downs National Park) discusses how the South Downs has approached the key relationship with the farming and land management community at both the local and strategic level. Under the SDNP Local Plan, new policies are supportive of farming, including enabling diversification to increase its long-term viability, construction of new agricultural and forestry buildings, and facilitating the re-use of redundant