Talk

Elisabeth Frink standing with Goggle and Tribute heads, Woolland House grounds, 1984. Image © Christine Fauto/ Artist © in Elisabeth Frink images courtesy of Bree and Tully Jammet/ Courtesy of Dorset History Centre.

July 20, 2023

Elisabeth Frink at Woolland | Annette Ratuszniak

This illustrated talk will examine how Dame Elisabeth Frink while living at Woolland in Dorset, was able to build upon her technical mastery and explore her mature ideas and concepts.

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Bee and Buttercups Jonathan North © 2020

June 28, 2023

Wildlife friendly gardening | Mitch Perkins

Would you like to make your garden more wildlife friendly?  Join Mitch Perkins to find out how.

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Lynx by Trevor Parsons

June 26, 2023

Nature Heals | Trevor Parsons in conversation with Mark Tattersall

An opportunity to hear the extraordinary story behind the Nature Heals photography exhibition.

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Photograph ©Sandra Stalker

June 26, 2023

Underwater Photography | Sandra Stalker

Explore the wonderful marine wildlife of the Dorset coastline through the underwater photography of Sandra Stalker in this afternoon's talk.

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HengeFest

June 7, 2023

HengeFest 2023

A FREE family fun day in Maumbury Rings with activities that celebrate the sacred history of the space and its vibrant history.

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Beaver

June 2, 2023

The return of beavers to Dorset | Stephen Oliver

History was made in February 2021 when Dorset Wildlife Trust released a pair of Eurasian beavers - Castor fiber - into an enclosed site as part of a scientific study to assess the impact beavers have on their environment.

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Jon Woolcot

May 15, 2023

Real Dorset | Jon Woolcott

In this lecture, let Jon Woolcott take you on an amusing whistle-stop tour through some of the discoveries and oddities that make Dorset unique.

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Plants

October 13, 2022

The Secret Lives of Plants | Professor Jonathan Drori

In this copiously illustrated talk, Jonathan Drori brings to life the science, history, culture and folklore of plants by revealing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own.

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The Whalebone Theatre

October 13, 2022

Joanna Quinn in conversation with Tracy Chevalier

Spend an evening with Joanna Quinn and best-selling author Tracy Chevalier as they discuss Quinn’s debut novel, The Whalebone Theatre, a brilliant coming-of-age story set in Dorset before and during World War II.

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