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Sylvester Jourdan of Lyme Regis
The town of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England is justly proud of its seafaring son, George Somers, who in 1609 was wrecked upon the island of Bermuda after his ship, the Sea Venture, was separated in a hur… more »
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The secret world of wasps, bees & ants
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Jane wrote 1 day ago: If I say the word “wasp” or “bee” what do you instantly imagine? An annoying … more »
Smedmore Caravan Club Site - Wareham
John wrote 1 day ago: Smedmore House Caravan Club Site Kimmeridge Wareham BH20 5PG England Telephone - Tel & fax (0 … more »
Haycraft Caravan Club Site Swanage
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John wrote 1 day ago: Haycraft Caravan Club Site Haycrafts Lane Swanage BH19 3EB England Telephone - 01929 480572 GPS … more »
Shaftesbury and the High House Press
Brian Tompkins wrote 2 days ago: The High House Press was founded at Shaftesbury, Dorset in the summer of 1924. In this article from … more »
My first hairy stag...
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Jane wrote 4 days ago: I had forgotten that I hadn’t told you about my “visitor” from the other night. G … more »
Where do frogs come from?
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Jane wrote 5 days ago: I had to do a bit of work on the pond today, nothing serious just some adjustments to plant-pot dept … more »
Sylvester Jourdan of Lyme Regis
Brian Tompkins wrote 5 days ago: The town of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England is justly proud of its seafaring son, George Somers, who in … more »
Dorset: Opium Capital of the South!
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Jane wrote 1 week ago: “I’m sure they’re poppies” I thought to myself the other day as I drove to D … more »
Threat to Portland's historic landscape
Brian Tompkins wrote 1 week ago: Watch this video by Stuart Morris on the threat to Portland’s historic landscape a World Herit … more »
The Empty Nest
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Jane wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday was a very sad day. I went to the Thanksgiving Service of my friends thirteen year old son … more »
Day-dreaming about Moths!
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Jane wrote 1 week ago: In the winter I wrote a post called “Day-dreaming about Flycatchers“. When I wrote it I … more »
Piddlehinton
Brian Tompkins wrote 1 week ago: Clive Hannay illustrates and Rodney Legg supplies the words in this description of Piddlehinton in t … more »
Bournemouth’s flying circuses
Brian Tompkins wrote 1 week ago: The 2008 Bournemouth Air Festival will be one of the largest events ever held in the town. John Walk … more »
Day Two with the Flycatcher "Kids"
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Jane wrote 1 week ago: So they made it through the night. With all that rain and wind I did wonder whether the two little c … more »
Nightjars, Glow-worms & Flycatchers
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Jane wrote 1 week ago: My Nature Watch Corfe Mullen project moved into top gear this week with the first of our local Wildl … more »
Nothe Fort, Weymouth
Brian Tompkins wrote 1 week ago: These videos by Stuart Morris show the transformation of Weymouth’s historic Nothe Fort from i … more »
The view from my office
Andy Brice wrote 2 weeks ago: This was the view from my ‘office’ last week, on holiday in Dorset (that’s Corfe … more »
Charles Herbert Mayo (1845-1929)
Brian Tompkins wrote 3 weeks ago: Charles Herbert Mayo was born in 1845 at Folke, a village in north west Dorset, England, situated … more »
The Return of the Spotted Flycatchers
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Jane wrote 1 month ago: Lying in bed yesterday morning half asleep Andrew (husband) suddenly said to me “what’s … more »
