BCP beaches left in sorry state following influx of visitors
Volunteers have been picking up the large amount of rubbish left on beaches from Southbourne to Hengistbury Head.
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More trees for Poulner Lakes and the Mount in Ringwood
A total of 2,100 trees are to be planted at Poulner Lakes and the Mount, subject to no issues being identified by CAT scanning.
Call for ban on disposable BBQs in the New Forest
Following multiple fires that have had to be put out in recent weeks, the New Forest National Park Authority is calling on retailers across the Forest to remove disposable barbecues from sale and for a continued ban on fires and barbecues in the open countryside of the National Park.
From next week car parks at Lulworth must be pre-booked
New measures to manage visitor numbers to Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door have been agreed by representatives from Dorset Council, Dorset Police, Lulworth Estate and South West Ambulance Trust today (5 June 2020). They include a new pre-booking system for Lulworth Estate car parks, due to go live next week.
A litter of emotions created at Dorset’s Durdle Door
Although there are some handmade signs at the bottom of the steps at one of Dorset’s iconic beauty spots asking people to take their litter home with them, the piles of rubbish grow, with visitors leaving their waste on the beach every day at Durdle Door.
Bonfires prohibited at Ringwood allotments
Bonfires are now prohibited at allotments at Hightown Road and Southampton Road in Ringwood.
Highways to be greener in Dorset
Dorset Council is working to lower its carbon footprint over the coming months.
Poole in Bloom returning for 2020
Covid-19 hasn’t resulted in the cancellation of all local events this summer, with Poole in Bloom returning for 2020 after a gap of nine years.
Sherborne household recycling centre to re-open
We’ve all been having a bit of a clear out during the recent lockdown, and across Dorset, Household Recycling Centres (HRC) have already opened – with the exception of the one in West Mill Lane, Sherborne, which will be operational from Tuesday 2 June.
Another suspicious fire breaks out at a Poole nature reserve
Even a fire as catastrophic as the recent one at Wareham Forest that devastated 220 hectares of forest and heathland hasn’t sent a big enough message to some people.