Jane Adams, Nature Watch Corfe Mullen

Corfe Mullen Nature Watch's 'Urban Extension' blog has been voted Blog of the Month in December’s edition of BBC’s Countryfile Magazine.

The web based project which encourages local residents to record nature in their village was established by local resident, Jane Adams at the start of the year. The project was initially funding through the East Dorset Community Partnership, and has since been supported by the Dorset Wildlife Trust who nominated the project to the BBC.

“Unbeknown to me my local Wildlife Trust forwarded my blog address to the BBC as they were asking for “interesting” websites/people in the area. Somehow it wormed it’s way down to the Countryfile magazine and I got an email out of the blue” said Jane. “When something like that comes out of the blue it really does put a smile on your face.”

Jane is hoping other Towns and Villages in East Dorset will do a similar project and has offered support through the website. For more information on Corfe Mullen Nature Watch see the website http://www.naturewatched.org