Our Visitor Centres Welcome to our visitor centres Find out more about each of our visitor centres below and check out their current opening days and times to help you plan your visit. Visitor Centre The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre Visit Chesil Beach and the Fleet Lagoon and learn about local wildlife at our Centre on the Jurassic Coast. Visitor Centre Kingcombe Visitor Centre Nestled in 450 acres of nature reserve in West Dorset. A place to eat, learn and explore the meadows and wild spaces. Visitor CentreThe Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre On the edge of the water in Kimmeridge Bay, the Wild Seas Centre is the ideal place for exploring marine wildlife. Visitor CentreLorton Meadows Conservation Centre On the edge of the busy conurbation of Weymouth lies the tranquil and wildlife-rich Lorton Meadows. Visitor CentreBrownsea Wildlife and Wetland CentreIn the heart of Poole Harbour, lies Brownsea Island and the Brownsea Lagoon. Nature Reserves Nature Reserves Our visitor centres are never far away from a nature reserve in Dorset. Join us on an event Young Voices Workshop: An introduction to Bat Detecting Tuesday 16 September 2025 Location: Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre , Weymouth, Dorset More info Fully booked Evening Cruise on the Fleet Explorer Thursday 18 September 2025 Location: Fleet Explorer jetty, Weymouth, Dorset More info Wildlife Photography Exhibition Friday 19 September 2025 - Sunday 12 October 2025 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info Wild wetland bird walk Saturday 20 September 2025 Location: Brownsea Island, Poole, Dorset More info Fully booked Seaweed Pressing at Kimmeridge Sunday 21 September 2025 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre , Kimmeridge, Dorset More info Fully booked Chesil Autumn Birds and a Brew Monday 22 September 2025 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info Welly Wednesday Walk Wednesday 24 September 2025 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info Trees of Brownsea Saturday 27 September 2025 Timings 11am – 2.30pm approx. Location: Brownsea Island, Poole, Dorset More info Nature Journal Club Saturday 27 September 2025 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info
Young Voices Workshop: An introduction to Bat Detecting Tuesday 16 September 2025 Location: Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre , Weymouth, Dorset More info
Fully booked Evening Cruise on the Fleet Explorer Thursday 18 September 2025 Location: Fleet Explorer jetty, Weymouth, Dorset More info
Wildlife Photography Exhibition Friday 19 September 2025 - Sunday 12 October 2025 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info
Fully booked Seaweed Pressing at Kimmeridge Sunday 21 September 2025 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre , Kimmeridge, Dorset More info
Fully booked Chesil Autumn Birds and a Brew Monday 22 September 2025 Location: The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre, Portland, Dorset More info
Welly Wednesday Walk Wednesday 24 September 2025 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info
Trees of Brownsea Saturday 27 September 2025 Timings 11am – 2.30pm approx. Location: Brownsea Island, Poole, Dorset More info
Nature Journal Club Saturday 27 September 2025 Location: Kingcombe Visitor Centre , Dorchester , Dorset More info