The Chase & Chalke Projects

The Chase & Chalke Landscape Partnership will run twenty projects until 2024, focusing on the natural, historic and cultural aspects of the area, aimed at better connecting people to this extraordinarily rich area. There are many ways to get involved with the projects, please contact us to hear more or sign up. Click through to pages for our current projects to find out more.

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Natural Landscape

Greater Grazing

Improving biodiversity at Martin Down National Nature Reserve.

Celebrating our dark skies and our designation as a Dark Sky Reserve.

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Bringing woodlands back into active management.

Improving biodiversity across the area.

Protecting and restoring the river Ebble.

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Historic Landscape

Bringing the Landscape to Life

Time Travellers of Cranborne Chase is a new AR app exploring extraordinary people and places of the area.

Equipping teachers to understand and teach the local heritage.

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Exploring the remarkable archaeology of the Chase & Chalke area.

The Curious Dorset Cursus

Reflecting the ceremonial and ritual use of the Neolithic earthwork.

Roman Rally Living History

Re-enacting Roman life in the Cranborne Chase.

Connect to the landscape with the ChalkEscape Walking Festival.

Bringing together writers, poets, storytellers and readers.

Musicians engaging with the landscape through songs, old and new.

History and notable characters of the Chase brought to life through performance storytelling.

Inspiring works reflective of the landscape, history and culture of the area.

Communities working with artists to create silk flags.

A Grant scheme to support local heritage for communities.

An oral history project capturing the voices of local people.

Exploring and improving the area’s cycle footpaths and creating new tramper ways.

Volunteer With Us

Volunteers are a key part of the Chase & Chalke Landscape Partnership. Our projects and work require the input of our fantastic volunteers to achieve success. To find out more about volunteering with us, click here. To sign up now via the Chase & Chalke Volunteer Hub, click the link below: