
Local Group Web Manager – Linda Williams
Earth Day
22nd April 2022
Happy #EarthDay2022! Our West Dorset CPRE group are attending the Dorchester Earth Day event this Saturday 23rd April from 12 noon at The Great Field, Poundbury.
Landscapes Review Consultation
8th April 2022
Dorset CPRE welcomed the opportunity to input to the Government’s consultation on its response to the Glover Review of Landscapes
Dorset CPRE response to BCP Issues and Options Consultation
25th March 2022
The Issues and Options Consultation appears to be well designed to facilitate public comments.
Star Count 2022
26th February 2022
Nationwide star count 26th February to 6th March to map light pollution in our skies
Dorset CPRE Welcomes New Local Plan Initiative from Dorset Council Leader
28th January 2022
PR-4: Dorset CPRE welcomes yesterday’s statement from Councillor Spencer Flower as it shows a willingness to develop a Local Plan more suited to Dorset and its residents.
Press Release on Dorset Housing Needs Reports
13th January 2022
PR-3: Dorset Council Report confirms plans for excessive housing target unjustifiable
The countryside’s secret weapon, missing from COP26: the case for hedgerows
Dorset’s green fields under threat from developers
18th November 2021
PR-2 Some 56% of Dorset is designated as Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), more than any other county in England.
Draft Local Plan’s Housing Strategy
1st November 2021
PR-1: Dorset Council Receives Crushing Rejection of the Draft Local Plan’s Housing Strategy
Fingerposts: Dorset Icons
5th October 2021
One iconic image that is unique to Dorset are its fingerposts, the old road signs featuring a white or occasionally red metal roundel or finial.