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Poole’s Most Remarkable Trees
Poole is home to an impressive variety of trees, from huge old oaks, beeches and maritime pines to vibrant ornamental species that brighten its parks and streets. Each has its own story to tell.
Inside Out Dorset 2025
I was pleased to be invited to be one of the official photographers at ‘Inside Out Dorset’ recently, at Yeovil, Moors Valley, Weymouth and Corfe Castle.
Bridport Hat Festival 2025
Bridport Hat Festival 2025 took place on Saturday, 6th September. Large numbers of Hat Festival attendees showed off their most imaginative headwear in a Fun Hat Competition, with categories for Lady, Gent, Boy, Girl, Couple, and Family/Group. From quirky creations to spectacular designs, it was another great day in this quirky, annual event.
Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show 2025
The Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show returned for another successful two-day celebration of agriculture, countryside traditions and rural life.
Roads to Rail Steam Rally 2025
A weekend of working traction engines, steam-powered demonstrations, road rollers, showman’s engines, classic cars and lorries, motorcycles, an Axemen show, falconry display, crafts, food, beer tent, vintage fairground rides, music and more.
Three Okefords Rally, Shillingstone
The Three Okefords Rally 2025 took place over two beautifully sunny days of May 17th and 18th at East Brook Farm and featured traction engines, vintage vehicles, tractor pulling, and a lot more.
Chappetts Copse Sword-Leaved Helleborines
Chappetts Copse, in Hampshire, comprises 12 hectares of ancient ash and beech woodland. It is home to many rare plants including the sword-leaved helleborine, also known as narrow-leaved helleborine [Cephalanthera longifolia].
Abbey Hill Steam Rally 2025
Abbey Hill Steam Rally 2025, Dorset, is an annual vintage event with steam engines, classic vehicles, parades, food, live shows and more.
Dorset’s Hidden Bluebell Woods
Tucked away down quiet country lanes and shaded footpaths, some of Dorset’s woods become a sea of violet-blue every spring, and you won’t find the locations of many of these hidden Dorset bluebell woods plastered across tourist brochures, but that’s all part of the charm.
The Chalk Grasslands Of Martin Down NNR
Martin Down NNR is home to many animals, birds, insects, and plants such as knapweed, scabious, pasqueflowers, in addition to fragrant, burnt-tip, frog, green-winged, and greater butterfly orchids.
The Beautiful Pasqueflowers of Barnsley Warren
Delicate pasqueflowers growing (Pulsatilla vulgaris) on a sunny hillside at Barnsley Warren SSSI, Gloucestershire.
Afro Celt Sound System at The Lighthouse, Poole
Afro Celt Sound System at The Lighthouse, Poole.
Weymouth Protests, Dorset
On Sunday 4th August, around 200 supporters from ‘Stand Up To Racism Dorset’ gathered at one end of Weymouth Esplanade. At the other end, some 400 anti-immigration supporters from Enough Is Enough formed a crowd.
Purbeck Funeral for Nature
Purbeck Funeral for Nature was a symbolic performance, in Swanage, thinking about species facing extinction and the people who have already died due to climate change.
Pink Poppies Dorset 2024
For several reasons, I’d decided not to photograph Dorset’s pink poppies this year. But, as time went on I knew I’d have to get out there again. I took advantage of a brief slice of sunny weather, albeit with threatening-looking clouds, and there I was, back in a huge poppy field. For the tenth year in a row.