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The Latest news from the Jurassic Coast.

The Jurassic Coast - Why coastal processes make it a natural World Heritage Site

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The recent, dramatic landslip between Lyme Regis and Charmouth is testimony to the very nature of the Site - it is a natural process which in itself, plays an integral part in the ever-changing and evolving  coastal environment.

Charmouth Fossil Festival Sat 3 & Sun 4 May 2008

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Join the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre and Darrell Wakelam (local artist and sculptor) in the recreation of an ammonite graveyard during Charmouth's Fossil Festival on the weekend of the 3rd and 4th May .

Car Free Jurassic Coasting!

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A new leaflet looking at various car-free ways to explore the Jurassic Coast has been released and is now available from Tourist Information and Visitor Centres throughout Dorset and East Devon - just ask for the ‘Jurassic Coast, explore without your car' leaflet.

Around 12-15 million people visit the Jurassic Coast every year and with sustainability a major concern, the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Team have produced this new leaflet to help people explore the Jurassic Coast by travelling by bus, taking a boat trip, taking the train, going by bike or walking along the South West Coast Path National Trail.

Great Dorset Beach Clean

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Volunteers are being urged to give Dorset's beaches a spring clean on Sunday 20th April by taking part in the 20th Great Dorset Beach Clean.

Jurassic Coast Trust Sponsors Global Citizens: Olympic Dreams

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The Jurassic Coast Trust sponsored Global Citizens:Olympic Dreams, a pilot project investigating the relationship between UNESCO World Heritage and the Olympic movement, using field visits by four Dorset schools to the Jurassic Coast and Weymouth...