Category: Rural Matters
Rural Matters
Meteor sighting in Dorset
The Blackmore Vale’s dark skies mean we may witness some rare events - one such event happened in the late evening of Sunday 5th...
Rural Matters
The World Becomes Welcoming and Good?
I love walking in the Dorset countryside, especially on the hills and downland. I gain a sense of achievement climbing to the top, which...
Rural Matters
The Ash Tree Crisis: A Disaster in the making
England fell into mourning in the 1970s as Dutch elm disease spread across the country, and yet we are reacting with insouciance to a...
Rural Matters
THE IMPORTANCE OF HEDGEROWS
In 2000 our future CPRE President, Bill Bryson, wrote: “For well over a thousand years hedgerows have been a defining attribute of rural England,...
Rural Matters
Fingerposts: Dorset Icons
Dorset’s fingerposts are an iconic sight; the old road signs featuring a white or occasionally red metal roundel, with arms, known as fingers, pointing...
Rural Matters
LOCKDOWN LITTER PICKING
With fewer visitors to the countryside in the time of Covid, it was hoped that there would be an equivalent reduction in the amount...
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