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Blog post (quite long) from a trip to #Dorset.

https://snaprails.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-trip-to-dorset-seaside.html

#Bournemouth #Swanage #Weymouth #Poole #HeritageRailways #Trains #Seaside

With a maximum this afternoon of 26.1°C, that makes this day 23 of the current #heatwave at my #Dorset station! Additionally only trace rainfall so the 26-day #drought continues.

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With a maximum this afternoon of 26.1°C, that makes this day 23 of the current #heatwave at my #Dorset station! Additionally only trace rainfall so the 26-day #drought continues.

Crossposted with @openvibe

Flowering today near Worth Matravers: Restharrow and Teasels

#wildflowerHour #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #Dorset

Flowering today near Worth Matravers: Restharrow and Teasels

#wildflowerHour #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #Dorset

Flowering today near Worth Matravers: Wild Marjoram and Creeping Cinquefoil

#wildflowerHour #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #Dorset

Flowering today near Worth Matravers: Wild Marjoram and Creeping Cinquefoil

#wildflowerHour #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #Dorset

Charity’s Environment Fund saves school gardening club and boosts other projects https://www.allforgardening.com/1897819/charitys-environment-fund-saves-school-gardening-club-and-boosts-other-projects/ #CommunityFoundation #DEED #dorset #garden #gardening #GardeningClub #SarahWise #WimborneFirstSchool

Charity’s Environment Fund saves school gardening club and boosts other projects https://www.allforgardening.com/1897819/charitys-environment-fund-saves-school-gardening-club-and-boosts-other-projects/ #CommunityFoundation #DEED #dorset #garden #gardening #GardeningClub #SarahWise #WimborneFirstSchool

Swanage Pier, Dorset
#photography #Swanage #pier #Dorset

Swanage Pier, Dorset
#photography #Swanage #pier #Dorset

Astonishing: Today marks the 20th day the heatwave threshold of 26°C has been met, and I have recorded no rainfall at all in east #Dorset this month.

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Astonishing: Today marks the 20th day the heatwave threshold of 26°C has been met, and I have recorded no rainfall at all in east #Dorset this month.

Crossposted with @openvibe

‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades
By Steven Morris

Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/baby-puffin-first-dorset-coast-three-decades

#Birds #Dorset #Wildlife #Marinelife #England #Animals #Conservation #Environment #UKnews #TheGuardian #StevenMorris

‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/baby-puffin-first-dorset-coast-three-decades #Birds #Dorset #Wildlife #MarineLife #England #Animals #Conservation #Environment #UkNews

‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/baby-puffin-first-dorset-coast-three-decades #Birds #Dorset #Wildlife #MarineLife #England #Animals #Conservation #Environment #UkNews

With a slightly cooler maximum temperature of 27.5°C, today marks the 18th day of the unofficial #heatwave in #Dorset

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With a slightly cooler maximum temperature of 27.5°C, today marks the 18th day of the unofficial #heatwave in #Dorset

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Once again the headline writers just don't seem to care! It's "the Harbour". #poole #Dorset

Once again the headline writers just don't seem to care! It's "the Harbour". #poole #Dorset

I stayed in UK holiday cottage with hotel services so no chores - and it's in iconic seaside town

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/stayed-uk-holiday-cottage-offers-37422885

I stayed in UK holiday cottage with hotel services so no chores - and it's in iconic seaside town

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/stayed-uk-holiday-cottage-offers-37422885

We reached 27.7°C in #Dorset today, making this the 16th consecutive day that #heatwave criteria have been met!

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We reached 27.7°C in #Dorset today, making this the 16th consecutive day that #heatwave criteria have been met!

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Not as hot today but we’ve met the #heatwave threshold of >26°C again! That’s 15 days now. #Dorset

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Not as hot today but we’ve met the #heatwave threshold of >26°C again! That’s 15 days now. #Dorset

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Today is the 14th consecutive day that #heatwave conditions have been met in #Dorset, making this the longest heatwave since my records began in July 2009.
However, this is the first day during this period that the date temperature record has not been broken!

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Today is the 14th consecutive day that #heatwave conditions have been met in #Dorset, making this the longest heatwave since my records began in July 2009.
However, this is the first day during this period that the date temperature record has not been broken!

Crossposted with @openvibe

First Bus, backed by #Dorset Council, will increase Service 2 between Mount Pleasant Park & Ride and Weymouth from 23 July to meet higher summer demand. Monday to Saturday buses will run every 12 minutes instead of every 15, while Sunday services will increase from every 20 minutes to every 15. An extra Monday evening journey will also operate during the summer holidays for firework displays, with the last bus leaving King’s Statue at 10pm. Dorset Council is also upgrading the Park & Ride with new signage, digital displays and improved facilities. First Bus said the changes will help visitors reach the town centre, beaches and coast while easing congestion. The council said the investment aims to encourage greater use of the site, reduce traffic and emissions, improve air quality, and offer a convenient, good-value alternative to driving.
https://news.firstbus.co.uk/news/first-bus-gears-up-for-weymouth-summer-season-with-more-park-ride-trips

Fabulous #Dorset #Sunset this evening.

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Fabulous #Dorset #Sunset this evening.

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This is the 12th day in a row that the #heatwave threshold has been met at my #Dorset station, and the 12th day the date record has been broken.

This is going down as an historic period of summer heat.

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This is the 12th day in a row that the #heatwave threshold has been met at my #Dorset station, and the 12th day the date record has been broken.

This is going down as an historic period of summer heat.

Crossposted with @openvibe

This year's ospreys at Poole Harbour are getting ready to fly the nest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLOUQ0xFgyw

#Dorset #Wildlife #Osprey

This year's ospreys at Poole Harbour are getting ready to fly the nest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLOUQ0xFgyw

#Dorset #Wildlife #Osprey

Day 11 of this current #heatwave at my #Dorset station, and each of those 11 days has been a date record (records from 2009).
This is getting a bit boring now!

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Day 11 of this current #heatwave at my #Dorset station, and each of those 11 days has been a date record (records from 2009).
This is getting a bit boring now!

Crossposted with @openvibe

Rogue gardener jailed for defrauding 18 customers https://www.allforgardening.com/1875502/rogue-gardener-jailed-for-defrauding-18-customers/ #BournemouthCrownCourt #dorset #DorsetCouncil #garden #gardener #gardening #JamesKnight

Rogue gardener jailed for defrauding 18 customers https://www.allforgardening.com/1875502/rogue-gardener-jailed-for-defrauding-18-customers/ #BournemouthCrownCourt #dorset #DorsetCouncil #garden #gardener #gardening #JamesKnight

A little Centaury on Hartland Way, an old medieval road - now just a track - across Hartland Moor, #Dorset

#WildflowerHour

A little Centaury on Hartland Way, an old medieval road - now just a track - across Hartland Moor, #Dorset

#WildflowerHour

At #BourneFree today. #Pride #Bournemouth #Dorset

At #BourneFree today. #Pride #Bournemouth #Dorset

Cirrus spissatus sunset over #Dorset this evening.

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Cirrus spissatus sunset over #Dorset this evening.

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Day 6 of the 3rd #Dorset heatwave of 2026, with the date record broken on all six days. Today we reached 33.6°C beating 33.4°C set on 9th July 2010.

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With a maximum temperature of 32.6°C here in east #Dorset, that’s the fourth day in a row that the date record has been broken. #Heatwave no. 3 continues.

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