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Welcome to our Spring 2026 eNews
Storm Impacts on the Dorset Coast
With spring sunshine finally arriving and winter storms now (hopefully) behind us, we thought it was the perfect time to share a closer look at how those storms have shaped our coastline. The Dorset coast took a significant battering during the January storms, and we’ve pulled together a new page on the DCF website highlighting the key changes, unusual impacts, and stories from across our coast.
Thank you to our partners who have already contributed images, videos and local insights. If you have photographs of the beaches where you work or live that show recent storm impacts, we’d love to include them, please send them to us.
Please take a moment to explore the new page and share with your networks.
With spring sunshine finally arriving and winter storms now (hopefully) behind us, we thought it was the perfect time to share a closer look at how those storms have shaped our coastline. The Dorset coast took a significant battering during the January storms, and we’ve pulled together a new page on the DCF website highlighting the key changes, unusual impacts, and stories from across our coast.
Thank you to our partners who have already contributed images, videos and local insights. If you have photographs of the beaches where you work or live that show recent storm impacts, we’d love to include them, please send them to us.
Please take a moment to explore the new page and share with your networks.
>> Storms Impacts on the Dorset Coast | Dorset Coast Forum
Celebrating 25 years of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site
2026 is a landmark year for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, marking 25 years since the Dorset and East Devon Coast was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status. A big thank you to Molly Webb, our volunteer, who has created a brand new webpage to showcase the events taking place throughout this anniversary year delivered by different organisations along the coast.
World Heritage Day – 18 April
Celebrate World Heritage Day at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery with a full day of talks, tours, hands-on activities, and family-friendly workshops. Highlights from the programme include Sam Scriven presenting The Jurassic Coast at 25, and Steve Wallis sharing insights in The Human Story of the Jurassic Coast. Find out more and book your tickets here.
Do you have any events you would like to use to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the WHS? Contact us to let us know!
Visit the new page here >> Celebrating 25 Years of the Jurassic Coast | Dorset Coast Forum
UNESCO launches South West Trails guide
Explore UNESCO South West Trails,a new campaign and digital platform developed in partnership with Great Western Railway, has officially launched. The platform offers visitors an inspiring and sustainable way to discover the rich cultural and natural heritage of South West England, with the Dorset and East Devon Jurassic Coast showcasing as a key destination.
Meanwhile, World Heritage Officer Mhairi has been exploring options for a new official website for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The site will introduce the new Jurassic Coast Trail and an interactive map, with direct links to the Explore UNESCO South West Trails platform. Over the coming months, Mhairi will be engaging partners and stakeholders to gather input and ideas, with the new website planned for launch by the end of the year.
For advice about the World Heritage Site you can contact Sam Scriven sam.scriven@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or Mhairi Reid at Mhairi.Reid@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Outdoor Classroom Day – 21 May 2026
Following a hugelysuccessful event at Baiter Park, Poole lastyear, local Poole and Purbeck schools are once againbeing offered the chance to join us for FREE day of STEM activities (suitable for Years 5–9).
This year we will be at Shell Bay, Studland and the day is co‑hosted by the National Trust. We are joined by 12 partner organisations including Ocean Conservation Trust, Suttle Projects, RNLI and the Dorset Heaths Partnership.
Find out more and register your school’s interest!
>> Outdoor Classroom Day | Dorset Coast Forum
