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What to look for in July in West Bay
What wildlife will you discover this month in West Bay? Look closely there is always something to see!
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Stories from the past -The first golf course in Dorset.
In February 1891 the Bridport News announced that as there were few attractions to visitors, other than the natural charms of the landscape, a golf course had been opened in West Bay. The West Bay Golf Club became the first golf club in Dorset! The addition of ‘Bridport’ to the Read more…
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What to look for in June in West Bay
What to look out for in June : Our wildflower and wildlife post was so popular in May that it has encouraged us to show you what to look out for each month whether it is around West Bay or inland.The Wildlife Trusts all around the country have been running Read more…
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World Oceans Day 2020
World Oceans Day was celebrated on 8th June 2020. This year the theme is Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean. Please help protect our oceans from severe pollution. Plastic poses one of the biggest challenges to our oceans, more than half of the plastic ever produced has been manufactured in the Read more…
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What to look for in May in West Bay.
Traditionally on the 1st May people celebrated the transition from Spring to Summer. It is the time of the year when more flowers start to blossom.When you are out on your daily walks under lock-down lookout for the new flowers emerging. This is some of the wildlife and flowers that Read more…
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Tales of the Unintended
Sandy Hashimi our West Bay Discovery Centre Manager has been invited to produce some guest blog posts for Bridport Cottages . Some of which we have reproduced below. Photographic Memories One of the great things about working at the West Bay Discovery Centre, is the number of photographs that folk Read more…
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We are finally open!
West Bay Discovery Centre was opened by the Deputy Mayor Martin Ray accompanied by Bridport Town Crier on Wednesday 1st August 2018. We look foward to your visit and hope we can inspire you to look at West Bay in new ways!