Dorset

Dorset is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester, situated in the south of the county. Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. Around half of Dorset's population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation. The rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density. 
Dorset is famous for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, which features landforms such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of Portland, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door, as well as the holiday resorts of Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Swanage, and Lyme Regis.
=== Places, projects and networks ===
*Poole, part of the ceremonial county
:*Poole Agenda Twenty One
*Dorset Agenda 21
*Dorchester Green Drinks
=== Research ===
*"Valuable Research Explores the Growth of Transition in Dorset", 10 May 2010 transitionculture.org
=== Topic links ===
Articles
*Transition towns Dorset
Biodiversity UK
* Dorset Wildlife Trust
Climate change South West England
*Dorset Climate Change Coalition
Open spaces
The county has the highest proportion of conservation areas in England— including an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (44% of the whole county), a World Heritage Site (114 km/71 mi), two Heritage Coasts (92 km/57 mi) and Sites of Special Scientific interest (199.45 km²/49,285 acres).
Walking UK
The South West Coast Path, a National Trail, runs along the Dorset coast from the Devon boundary to South Haven Point near Poole.
External links
* Dorset County Council
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