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From Wartime Decoy to Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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Arne has always been a small village parish, recorded in 1894 to comprise of 2,668 acres plus 2,209 acres of water and foreshore. By 1932 little of the area had been developed as stated in the Poole and Dorset Herald article: ‘its principal features have remained untouched for centuries and have suffered none but geological… Read more From Wartime Decoy to Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Revisiting the Cyril Diver Collection

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Working on digitally preserving photographs in the Cyril Diver Collection has uncovered some interesting insights into Cyril Diver’s early conservation work. Diver’s fascination with nature began as a young soldier during the First World War; he studied snails in the trenches as a distraction from the horrors that unfolded around him. Forerunner During the 1930s,… Read more Revisiting the Cyril Diver Collection