A place of silent contemplation mixed with a ever-changing vistas. Topped off with soaring Golden Eagles. Plus numerous other rare native mammals and is my go to UK holiday destination. Some 500 miles north of London is a 23,000 acre…
A famous haven for Red Squirrels the National Trust's Brownsea Island reopens this weekend. Springtime on Brownsea is a great time to look out for a number of key species including red squirrels, which can often be seen foraging for…
Vienna has just announced its latest new museum as the 'Wien Museum' opens. Dedicated to the city, its people and its history. Plus it is ‘free’! Following the British model of not charging was a political decision by its left…
After many years of researching the Cerne Giant has been finally dated according to the University of Oxford. Two academics from the University concluded that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as an image of Hercules! With the purpose…
A unique exhibition of work and an insight into the world of Dame Elisbeth Frink is currently on show in Dorset. The county where she created her last works has put on an informative exhibition about this leading light in…
Pannage time in the New Forest is the period of year when the pigs are released to feast on millions of acorns produced by the numerous oak trees there! These ancient woodlands with their broad sweeps of open heath are…
At 10 years could this be the longest jigsaw puzzle in the world? As a group of aircraft conservators plan to rebuild an aircraft from the wreckage of three others. All at a unique and live museum event in the…
Nestling in 72 acres of South Somerset is an animal sancuatury that only exists because of the second world war. The Ferne Animal Sanctuary is located in a beautiful & protected countryside area within the Blackdown Hills on the border…
Owner of one of the few remaining working World War 2 DUKW’s or duck as they are called. He is looking to fill in his knowledge about the one he has acquired. Derek Luckhurst from Portland in Dorset UK is…
Cruise ship business at Portland Port appears to now been affected by the imminent arrival of an immigration barge. Due to arrive this week. It has created an un-foreseen situation for the cruise ship business at the port. https://youtu.be/84uV5iOduY8 With…
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