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20/10/05

The Dorset & East Devon Coast World Heritage Site The JURASSIC COAST Presentation to AER Rural Development Conference. 20/10/05.

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20/10/05

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  1. The Dorset & East Devon Coast World Heritage SiteThe JURASSICCOAST Presentation to AER Rural Development Conference 20/10/05 “We aspire to be the leading regional and national example of how achieving the conservation, understanding, enjoyment and sustainable use of the environment can also lead to economic and social development”

  2. JURASSICCOAST: THE STORY A World Heritage Site is a natural or cultural feature or area which has such ‘universal value’ that it is regarded as the heritage of all mankind Unique areas, assessed and designated by UNESCO* *United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

  3. Charmouth Dorchester Seaton Wareham Lyme Regis Sidmouth Bridport & West Bay Beer Triassic Jurassic Swanage Budleigh Salterton Weymouth Exmouth Cretaceous Portland • 95 miles long • Lies almost entirely within protected areas • From top of cliffs to low water mark • Excludes ‘Gateway Towns’

  4. The Walk Through Time What makes the coast unique is that the cliffs and foreshore between Exmouth in East Devon and Studland Bay in Dorset contains 185 million years of Earth History in just 95 miles of coast

  5. The Vision Our fundamental vision is that World Heritage Status in Dorset and East Devon will: • inspire people to celebrate, appreciate and enjoy the World Heritage Site, and to safeguard it for future generationsin the best possible condition  become a vibrant strand of the life of Dorset and East Devon, benefiting local people, visitors and the environment throughout the area

  6. Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Steering Group Dorset coast Forum WORLD HERITAGE TEAM World Heritage Coast Trust AONB and Countryside Structures MANAGEMENT PLAN Science and Conservation Advisory Group Tourism Working Group Gateway Towns Group Education Working Group Transport working group Museums Group Creative Coast Group (Arts) Science and Conservation Advisory Network

  7. Participating Towns Charmouth Dorchester Seaton Wareham Lyme Regis Sidmouth Bridport & West Bay Beer Weymouth Swanage Budleigh Salterton Exmouth Portland

  8. Off-peak tourism!

  9. Education • Inspiration • Discovery • Creativity • Outdoor learning • Curiosity • Diversity

  10. Transportation

  11. “We aspire to be the leading regional and national example of how achieving the conservation, understanding, enjoyment and sustainable use of the environment can also lead to economic and social development…”

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