Blogs about: Dorset

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The secret world of wasps, bees & ants6 comments

Jane wrote 1 day ago: If I say the word “wasp” or “bee” what do you instantly imagine? An annoying … more »

Tags: Insects, wildlife, Nature, Bees, corfe mullen, wasps, ANT's, purbeck mason wasp, velvet ant

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 »

Tags: Club Sites, CARAVAN, caravanclub, C/C++, smedmore, thecaravanclub

Haycraft Caravan Club Site Swanage1 comment

John wrote 1 day ago:   Haycraft Caravan Club Site Haycrafts Lane Swanage BH19 3EB England Telephone - 01929 480572 GPS … more »

Tags: Club Sites, CARAVAN, Camping, Holiday, Camper, Travel, Swanage

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 »

Tags: Location, History, Shaftesbury

My first hairy stag... 8 comments

Jane wrote 4 days ago: I had forgotten that I hadn’t told you about my “visitor” from the other night. G … more »

Tags: Insects, Nature, wildlife, beetle, corfe mullen, lesser stag beetle

Where do frogs come from?14 comments

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 »

Tags: Nature, wildlife, corfe mullen, frog, Pond

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 »

Tags: History, Location, George Somers, lyme regis, Sylvester Jourdan

Dorset: Opium Capital of the South!12 comments

Jane wrote 1 week ago: “I’m sure they’re poppies” I thought to myself the other day as I drove to D … more »

Tags: Flora, corfe mullen, Poppy, Poppies, Red Poppy

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 »

Tags: History, Location, Portland

The Empty Nest16 comments

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 »

Tags: Birds, Nature, wildlife, corfe mullen, flycatchers

Day-dreaming about Moths!6 comments

Jane wrote 1 week ago: In the winter I wrote a post called “Day-dreaming about Flycatchers“. When I wrote it I … more »

Tags: Birds, Insects, Nature, wildlife, buff tipped moth, chocolate tip moth, corfe mullen, moths, peppered moth

Piddlehinton

Brian Tompkins wrote 1 week ago: Clive Hannay illustrates and Rodney Legg supplies the words in this description of Piddlehinton in t … more »

Tags: Location, piddlehinton

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 »

Tags: History, Location, bournemouth, Hampshire

Day Two with the Flycatcher "Kids"10 comments

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 »

Tags: Birds, Nature, wildlife, chicks, corfe mullen, flycatchers, spotted flycatchers

Nightjars, Glow-worms & Flycatchers12 comments

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 »

Tags: Birds, wildlife, corfe mullen, flycatchers, glow worm, nature watch, Nightjar

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 »

Tags: History, Location, Nothe, Weymouth

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 »

Tags: MicroISV, Software, Castle, Corfe, Internet, Mobile

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 »

Tags: Biography, genealogy, Folke, Longburton, Mayo

The Return of the Spotted Flycatchers12 comments

Jane wrote 1 month ago: Lying in bed yesterday morning half asleep Andrew (husband) suddenly said to me “what’s … more »

Tags: wildlife, Birds, corfe mullen, spotted flycatcher


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