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Jurassic Coast

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Did you knowThe Jurassic Coast is made of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous cliffs, spanning 185 million years of geological history.
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The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about 96 miles, and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in mid-December 2001.

Jurassic Coast cliff falls tempt fossil hunters

Jurassic Coast cliff falls tempt fossil hunters
Sep 9,2023 5:30 am

... But on one stretch of Dorset s Jurassic Coast, major cliff falls are soon followed by an influx of fossil hunters, creating a headache for those tasked with keeping people safe...

Bibby Stockholm: Hoax listing for asylum barge on travel website

Bibby Stockholm: Hoax listing for asylum barge on travel website
Aug 18,2023 4:51 pm

... The hoax listing on the website described the Bibby Stockholm as having a garden and offering views of Dorset s Jurassic Coast...

Hemel Hempstead boy finds megalodon shark tooth at Walton-on-the-Naze

Hemel Hempstead boy finds megalodon shark tooth at Walton-on-the-Naze
Aug 2,2023 2:10 am

... Jason said he and his son go to Walton-on-the-Naze to go fossil hunting once a year and also to the Jurassic Coast, a 95-mile (153km) long stretch of coastline in southern England...

Jurassic Coast: Large landslip at Seatown Beach

Jurassic Coast: Large landslip at Seatown Beach
Jul 21,2023 1:30 pm

...Visitors to Dorset s Jurassic Coast have been warned after a large section of cliff collapsed on to a beach...

David Popa: Artist unveils dinosaur gallery for new David Attenborough series

David Popa: Artist unveils dinosaur gallery for new David Attenborough series
May 21,2023 9:30 pm

... Popa used natural surroundings to create his art and, for this collection, went to the Jurassic Coast in the UK, Utah and Finland to make large-scale dinosaur portraits...

Royal Society: Four incredible objects that made science history

Royal Society: Four incredible objects that made science history
Apr 25,2023 10:40 pm

... Victorian dinosaursDinosaur hunter Gideon Mantell sent in detailed drawings from discoveries in 1849 he made of dinosaur fossils on the Jurassic Coast, in southern England...

By-election results: Six takeaways for Tories from the doorsteps

By-election results: Six takeaways for Tories from the doorsteps
Jun 24,2022 11:55 am

... 2/ Farmers on collision course with governmentAgriculture shapes the whole landscape of this constituency, from Exmoor to the Blackdown Hills to the Jurassic Coast...

Tiverton and Honiton: Can the Lib Dems turn a true-blue seat yellow?

Tiverton and Honiton: Can the Lib Dems turn a true-blue seat yellow?
Jun 24,2022 3:30 am

... Sprawling from the fringes of Exmoor to a stretch of the Jurassic Coast, this cluster of villages and market towns was seen until recently as an extremely safe Conservative seat...

Jurassic Coast beach crowds "showed a shocking disregard for the area'

May 17,2022 3:20 pm

Thousands of visitors flocked to Durdle Door at the weekend, leaves behind waste on The Beach

Jurassic Coast scattered was treated with "shocking" lack of respect from the visitors since the lockdown restrictions were relaxed, conservation groups have said.

The Unesco world heritage site, was flooded with crowds of people in the last days

The Jurassic Coast Trust said that many were arriving "determined, at any price," and the Volunteers described the "horrendous" amounts of waste is abandoned.

Current rules say that the households can run every route in England to destinations such as parks and beaches.

The Jurassic Coast , a Unesco World Heritage Site covers 95 miles (150 km) of the Coast of Devon, to Dorset and features "rocks and fossils, recording 185 million years of earth's history".

The Clean Jurassic Coast group, said waste were buried in The Sand and washed out to sea and caves along the Coast .

Volunteers with Clean Jurassic Coast were to collect waste from beach-goers

Volunteer Anna Taylor said: "I was picking things Pick Up , I should really.

"I had thrown the litter for me, I had dumped bags of garbage to deal with in the vicinity of me.

"I've had people yell at me when I asked you nice, take your waste with you. "

Jurassic Coast Trust chief executive Lucy Culkin said it was a "difficult and challenging" weekend.

On the Saturday after tombstoning from the limestone arch at Durdle Door beach.

Ms Culkin said, The Trust received hundreds of complaints over the "appalling" amounts of garbage on the beaches, as well as human waste, sanitary items and disposable Grills on the sidewalks in dry, hot conditions.

"It was clear to see that some had all but forgotten, the guidelines for social distancing or the well-being for themselves and others, or the respect for the Natural Environment , of which they were to visit," She Said .

"The witness is disregarded, with the Durdle Door , our beaches and the coastal paths have been treated is shocking. "

Ms Culkin said that The Trust supports, to check Dorset Council, unlimited travel guidelines.

A government spokesman said: "Over The Course of the pandemic, people across the country have made great sacrifices, and thanks to the efforts of The Public , the government meets the five tests and we can begin slowly in the direction of The Next phase of the suspension.

"But we all have to contribute our part, by staying, warning, and to follow training for social distancing policies.

"The overwhelming majority of The Public according to The Rules , and we expect that The Police discretion, judgment, and experience in enforcement. "

thousands flocked to the Jurassic Coast on the weekend of Sunny weather

coronavirus lockdown measures

Source of news: bbc.com

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