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CANCELLED: 2025 Golden Age of Aviation Air Show at Compton Abbas Airfield

Aero Legends has announced the postponement of this year’s Golden Age of Aviation Air Show, which had been scheduled for 9th and 10th August...

equestrian

War, therapy and the wisdom of horses – Diana Robinson’s incredible story

From rehabilitating traumatised animals to pioneering equine thermography, Diana has spent a lifetime learning their language – and teaching others to listen Diana Robinson’s life...

Four horses, eight tests

It had seemed like such a good plan, but somewhere between tests two and eight, Jess Rimmer started questioning her life choices … Hello BV!...

DORSET HISTORY

FROM THE BV...

Dorset Food & drink

The Compasses Inn – food worth finding

Tucked away in the tiny hamlet of Lower Chicksgrove (10 miles north east of Shaftesbury, a mile off the A30), The Compasses Inn is...

Wildlife & farming

Spring is finally springing

Dorset FCN has been very busy hosting our two winter quizzes – more than 250 people joined us at Symondsbury Barn and the Udder...

The wildlife haven born from a happy accident

Brownsea Island welcomes thousands of birds and visitors every year. Jonny Owen, Brownsea ranger explains how Dorset Wildlife Trust is stewarding this precious natural...

Devil’s Posy

The scent, the colour, the folklore … wildlife writer Jane Adams says wild garlic isn’t just food for the table, it’s a tonic for...

Frustrating times for Rawston Farm

Red tape, red tractor, and no red cards … James Cossins has had a winter of TB testing, audit headaches, and a well-earned break...
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March issue is HERE!

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In a remarkable interview, Rachael Rowe spoke to Eddy Scott in Kyiv about his road to recovery – and how he’d do it all...

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A COUNTRY LIVING

A binding narrative

Peter Wiltshire learned the art of hand bookbinding from his father. Now, he’s restoring literary treasures in his own Dorset workshop Peter Wiltshire gently lifts...

Dorset’s master of strings

Dorset luthier Jeremy Walsh on listening to the wood, a double bass jigsaw, holding a $15m Stradivarius and Friday night rave music In his self-built...

From farm to festive feast

The 46-year tractor ride

dorset walks