FANS of Durlston Country Park can now watch birds on the clifftops of the Jurassic Coast on site and online, thanks to a new camera.

The project, organised through the Jurassic Coast Trust and sponsored by Dorset Coastal Cottages sends live images of the World Heritage Site’s guillemot colony – made up of hundreds of birds – from the cliff edge to the visitor centre on site and also to the Durlston website.

Owner of Dorset Coastal Cottages, Charles Smith, said: “We chose the guillemot webcam project at Durlston because our clients often tell us about their happy times on holiday there.

“The views are stunning and it’s a wonderful place for children to see wildlife and appreciate the beauty of nature.”

Dorset Coastal Cottages has raised more than £1,000 for the Jurassic Coast Trust’s projects by offering customers the chance to make a donation, which the holiday company then increases to match the funds needed for the chosen project.

The chairman of the Jurassic Coast Trust, James Weld, added: “The guillemot webcam is the latest addition to a growing number of educational tools the trust supports and this facility means live viewing of the largest colony in the area of about 400 birds.

“The trust now has more than 19 project sponsors, which range from very small to large local businesses.”

People can support the work of the trust through membership as an individual, business, project or corporate sponsor, or as a volunteer.

For more details, call executive officer Nikki Greenleaf on 01460 242780, or visit jurassiccoasttrust.org.

To see live images of Durlston’s guillemots, click here .

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