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On Monday 9th November we were fortunate enough to have a rare visitor to Kimmeridge Bay. A keen eyed Range Warden was first to spot its head peering out of the water in the middle of the bay and once closer we were albe to confirm it was a Grey Seal. Read more...
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Over the autumn and winter months, Kimmeridge is visited by a variety of wading birds that come to feast on the insects and invertebrates living in the washed up seaweed. Read more...
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Portuguese Man O'War return to visit the south coast. |
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Goose barnacles (Lepas anatifera) grow in colonies on floating objects such as flotsam and jetsom, ships, buoys or whales. The common goose barnacle can be found in almost every global ocean except the polar region.
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Another recent find of a seahorse on the strandline at Worbarrow Bay has fuelled the theory that these threatened species are in fact living in or near the Purbeck Marine WIldlife Reserve.
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Sunfish are often sighted along the British coasts in the summer months, mostly in the South West and Dorset Wildlife Trust often receives reports of them in Worbarrow Bay.
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Snorkel sightings at Kimmeridge |
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Two Bee-flies have been seen in the Corfe Mullen area just in the last few days. Watch out for them!
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