A couple of Terns around Weymouth

A few days in Dorset birdwatching in some fine sunny weather last week. Apart from one day, spent on Poole … More

Sandsfoot Castle

Sandsfoot castle was built in Wyke Regis on the north side of Portland Harbour by order of Henry VIII, fearful … More

The modern town of Weymouth was once actually two competing ports, Weymouth on the south side and Melcombe Regis on … More

Our final day in Dorset and the heavy rain forecast has not materialised and so we set off for the … More

Having visited the southern end of Portland on Tuesday, we decided to explore the northern end of the isthmus for … More

A day in the Purbeck area of Dorset with local birder, Neil Gartmore as our guide. Our first stop was … More

Day 2 of our trip to Dorset and we set off for a visit to Portland, famed for its building … More

A few days birdwatching with Keith in Dorset. On our arrival in Weymouth we dropped our luggage off at the … More

Day 2 of our Dorset trip sees us at Ferrybridge on the Chesil Lagoon, a body of tidal water connected … More

Keith and I are in Dorset for a few days birdwatching. Arriving from London by train early afternoon we drop … More