13th December 2021

Don’t forget the humble hedgerow

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.

1st November 2021

PR-1: Dorset Council Receives Crushing Rejection of the Draft Local Plan’s Housing Strategy

29th October 2021

Autumn edition of our magazine 'The Dorset Review' with Re-Think of Dorset Local Plan, Farming report, Ospreys in Poole Harbour, "Litter-free artwork" and updates from our local groups.

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.

29th May 2021

We are delighted to link up with CPRE Hampshire to support the restoration of hedgerows. It is part of a new project, called Hedgerow Heroes, to plant or restore over 15 kilometres of hedge across the country. 

19th May 2021

Spring edition of our 28 page magazine 'The Dorset Review', PDF copy now available to download.

14th May 2021

Queen’s Speech Planning Reforms. The government has dismayed many around the country by announcing, in the Queen's Speech, its controversial plans to radically alter many decades of planning practice ..

21st June 2021

BSR Energy have submitted a planning application to cover 190 acres of productive farmland with giant solar power station to be sited between Hazelbury Bryan, Mappowder and Pulham in the beautiful heart of Thomas Hardy’s Blackmore ‘Vale of the Little Dairies’.

9th April 2021

Please revisit our pubs from 12th April: Pubs and Village Shops are the beating hearts of our rural communities