The Dorset Council has declared a Climate Emergency and is being urged to recognise that this is also an emergency for Dorset’s ecology...

The following makes the case for Dorchester and its landscape to be included in the Dorset & East Devon National Park. The full report...

The Dorset Council has declared a climate emergency. The next Council meeting will discuss climate change and also preparations for the...

The following summarises the case for the Dorset & East Devon National Park. “Dorset and E Devon is the outstanding candidate for...

Our latest newsletter includes an update on the Glover Review of Designated Landscapes (a great opportunity for Dorset), information on...

In the 70 years since the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949, a high proportion of England’s most outstanding...

Dorset CPRE supports the designation of a Dorset National Park Getting out and about around Dorset's outstanding countryside and coast,...

This report by Cumulus Consulting outlines the benefits that National Park designation could deliver for Dorset’s economy. It assembles...

The proposed Dorset National Park is the most significant business opportunity to present itself to Dorset in a generation. It would...

A new paper by Phil Belden (former Director of Operations at the South Downs National Park) discusses how the South Downs has approached...

Our latest newsletter includes a welcome for the Glover Review of Designated Landscapes (a great opportunity for Dorset), notes how a...

By Professor Michael Dower, CBE Last month’s edition of Dorset Life concluded that “almost irrespective of the detail, a Dorset National...

The Dorset coast is one of the most important areas for rock climbing in Britain and attracts many visitors from across the UK and from...

A Dorset National Park will be a strategic asset and partner for the Dorset Council, communities and business. It will promote a thriving...

See the new and updated introductory leaflet about the National Park proposal HERE. If you would like copies, for example, to circulate...

This will be an important year as we look forward to Natural England's next evaluation of the proposal, submitted in 2013, for a National...

A study by Kyle Dyett, Professor Davide Parrilli and Dr Ishmael Tingbani at Bournemouth University has concluded that a Dorset National...

The Dorset National Park Team welcomes the government's commitment to "Conserve and enhance the natural beauty of our landscapes by...

The Secretary of State has said that he is minded to approve proposals for a move to 2 unitary authorities: one for the conurbation and...

The Pressures on Rural Dorset For many decades Sir David Attenborough has stated his concerns about the effects of population growth on...