Durlston Country Park

Durlston Country Park Durlston Country Park and National Nature Reserve is the perfect place to start exploring Dorset’s countryside, wildlife and the Jurassic Coast.
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Owned by Dorset Council. Durlston is a very special area of coast and countryside, owned and managed by Dorset Council

02/06/2026

Don't miss our evening talk tonight from 7.30pm. Joe Parker (Lundy Warden 2023-2025) explores island life, its unique wildlife and conservation success stories.

FREE for Friends of Durlston. £3.50 for non friends.

The Guillemots have chicks - some great views of these newly hatched black and white feathered chicks. Watch for them l...
02/06/2026

The Guillemots have chicks - some great views of these newly hatched black and white feathered chicks. Watch for them live on the Durlston website - we**am.
Or if you are visiting Durlston, we can give a tour of the ledges from the Visitor Centre.
Who needs Springwatch!

Unfortunately there's a hole on our popular Sky-Gazing Net on the kids play trail. Does anyone know of someone with the ...
31/05/2026

Unfortunately there's a hole on our popular Sky-Gazing Net on the kids play trail. Does anyone know of someone with the skills to help repair it for us?

Saturday 30th May (afternoon) we are hosting a wedding in the Belvedere. The Wedding Breakfast is taking place in the r...
29/05/2026

Saturday 30th May (afternoon) we are hosting a wedding in the Belvedere.
The Wedding Breakfast is taking place in the restaurant, therefore they will be closing at 4pm, but with takeaways available until 5pm.

Andy is keen for new people to come along - no experience needed, to help to grow vegetables, plants, and flowers 🌷🌱Find...
27/05/2026

Andy is keen for new people to come along - no experience needed, to help to grow vegetables, plants, and flowers 🌷🌱

Find us on Google Maps ‘The Shed at Durlston Country Park’

More info and directions www.durlston.co.uk/everyone-needs-a-shed 👈

See you there! 😁

By the Observation Point, the sound of the sea gently lapping at the Portland limestone was interrupted by the growling ...
27/05/2026

By the Observation Point, the sound of the sea gently lapping at the Portland limestone was interrupted by the growling gargle of the Guillemots which were scattered across the water, dark brown and white, some turning over as they washed, other bobbing up and down, a few diving down and others taking flight – wings whirring and feet splashing as lift off happened.

For more of today’s sightings from Durlston Country Park's daily Ranger Diary, visit the link in comments.
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Yesterday’s butterfly transect saw 14 species, including 4 types of Skipper – Dingy, Small, Large and quite a few Lulwor...
26/05/2026

Yesterday’s butterfly transect saw 14 species, including 4 types of Skipper – Dingy, Small, Large and quite a few Lulworth. A couple of Painted Ladies, a Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Wall Brown and what looked like an unusually small sized Ringlet – the chocolate colour and cream rings on the underside spotted. I was also surprised to see two Meadow Browns, a butterfly I normally expect in June

A flash of brilliant blue and an Adonis Blue butterfly moved by, just above the low growing Horseshoe Vetch and larger y...
24/05/2026

A flash of brilliant blue and an Adonis Blue butterfly moved by, just above the low growing Horseshoe Vetch and larger yellow flowers of Bird’s-foot Trefoil. This spotted a I went to check on the Hereford cows and calves in field 3 (at the western end of Durlston) read more of my diary on the durlston website

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Durlston Country Park, Lighthouse Road
Swanage
BH192JL

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01929 424443

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