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Worbarrow Beachclean

17 Dec 2008

We had a fabulous turn out for the Worbarrow Bay beach clean last Sunday.

Whale Stranded at Worbarrow Bay

17 Dec 2008

Just recently, an adult male long finned pilot whale washed up on the shore of Worbarrow Bay measuring almost 6m in length!

New Marine reserve guide

28 Oct 2008

New guide for our marine reserve

John Dory seen in Kimmeridge Bay!

28 Oct 2008

A John Dory has been spotted by a diver in Kimmeridge Bay

Pink seafans returned to the wild

28 Aug 2008

The Pink Seafans that had recently been residing in the centre have been returned to their original reef, 18 metres under the sea, courtesy of a kind group of local divers.

Artist under the sea

27 Aug 2008

A Dorset artist has won the second annual Underwater Art Award from Dorset Wildlife Trust in association with The Society of Wildlife Artists.

Man-of-war blows in

18 Aug 2008

Recent strong winds have blown in an exotic visitor to the Dorset coast.

Excellent turnout for summer activities

17 Aug 2008

Although the sun seems to have deserted us this summer, the numbers of visitors joining in with our warden - led shore activities have still been high.

Nurdle Collectors Do Their Bit

14 Aug 2008

Lots of visitors to the reserve have been helping us in our quest to collect 1 million nurdles and fill our Nurdleometer from the shores of Kimmeridge Bay.

Our 30th birthday since the designation of the Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve was celebrated under the name of Seafest and doubled up as the launch of Marine Week. SeaFest, held at Kimmeridge, was a great day for everyone involved.