Welcome to the Dorset AONB
This summer, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Join in the celebrations 13th - 25th July with walks, rides, tastings and poetry - a great chance to get out and about in some very special places and meet some of the people who make it unique.
All events are free, see full programme for details.
Latest News
The Dorset AONB turns 50 this summer
The Dorset AONB reaches a golden age of 50 this July. Join us on our programme of celebratory walks, rides, tastings and makings to meet the people whose love for the land make it a very special place to be.
Dorset Coast & Countryside Magazine
The Summer issue of this FREE magazine is out now. Pick up your copy from Tourist Information Centres to find full listings of the all the countryside and wildlife events happening in Dorset this summer. Find out more about what makes Dorset's countryside tick, with features on Art and the Environment and all the latest news from Dorset's key countryside organisations. You can also download your copy from the Explore pages.
South Dorset Ridgeway Schools Day a great success
130 school children experienced life in the Iron Age with a special school day on the South Dorset Ridgeway. It was held on June 19th to encourage local schools to discover what amazing history they have on their doorstep. The children enjoyed story telling and an iron age market place to give them a taste of life here in the past.
Love for the Land events – book now!
The Dorset AONB reaches a golden age of 50 this July. Join us on our programme of celebratory walks, rides, tastings and makings to meet the people whose love for the land make it a very special place to be.
Love for the Land photographic exhibition
This year marks the 50th anniversary of when Dorset's most spectacular landscape was officially recognised as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To celebrate the occasion, Dorset photographer Sue Macpherson has been out with her camera, capturing her Love for the Land and her exhibition is now on public view.
Latest Events
- Fri Jul 03 @ 17:0007:30PM
BBQ by the Beach
End your week with no washing up! Enjoy a BBQ on the beach, no need to rush off – make the most of your stay at Studland.
- Fri Jul 03 @ 20:0010:00PM
Moth Trapping in West Dorset
A six month course/monthly moth trap session led by Phil Sterling.
- Sat Jul 04
Dorset Landscapes in Oil
Exhibition of original and new oil paintings celebrating the Dorset landscape and coast. Featuring John Walker and Mike Bowman.
- Sat Jul 04
Dry Stone Walling Weekend Course
Join the Dry Stone Walling Association to learn this absorbing craft on a 2 day beginners course at Durlston Country Park.
- Sat Jul 04
The Wessex Wanderer
A programme of free, guided walks along the Heart of Wessex Line running from the end of May to the start of October. All children should be accompanied by an adult. No dogs please. For a list of the walks, send a stamped addressed envelope to: The Walks Co-Ordinator, 19 Shaston Crescent, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 2EB or visit www.heartofwessex.org.uk / www.avon-ramblers.org.uk