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wildflowers should include a mix of poppy, corn marigold, corn cockle and PURBECK ARTS WEEKS - OUR LOCAL
cornflower. ARTIST ON DISPLAY
There are also the permanent meadow areas at May’s Wood where we can
expect another stunning display - the nodding heads of ox-eye daisy should
already be out, and later we can expect to see the thistle like purple heads of By the time you read this, the annual festival will be well
knapweed (otherwise known as hardhead), clover and many different grasses. underway. But it is still on until 11th June. Two of our Bere
All providing valuable nectar and seeds for bees, butterflies and birds. Regis artists are exhibiting, Nancy Jones and Jill Marsden, and
then we have Helen Frost and Karen Hally in Affpuddle.

Wildlife Friendly Gardens Here is some further information about our local creatives:
Don’t forget that all our wildlife friends – birds, butterflies, birds and other insects, Bere Regis artist, Jill
and hedgehogs and other mammals all need water. So, please put out some Marsden will be taking
water – a dish at ground part in Purbeck Arts Week at the exhibition
level is good for hedgehogs collective held in Rollington Barns, Corfe
and something out of the Castle. Some people will be familiar with some
way of cats for birds. Even of Jill’s work from the greetings cards
better, create a pond – available locally and for sale in our village
ponds are a haven for all shop.
sorts of wildlife from frogs
and newts to damsel and Rollington Barns , a delightful venue on the
dragon flies. You’ll be road to Studland, comes alive with arts and
amazed at how quickly crafts, live music and pop up demonstrations
wildlife searches out and where visitors can try a variety of skills and
establishes in a new pond. techniques. Light lunches, teas and cakes are
Helpful suggestions in creating and looking after a pond can be found on the also available.
Dorset Wildlife Trust website. Purbeck Arts Week Festival runs from
27 May to 11 June during which time
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Spring flowers that grow out of walls a wide variety of arts, crafts and
performing arts can be seen around the
One of the great delights of spring is the colour of wildflowers Purbeck area.
in the hedgerows from the white haze of Cow parsley (rightly Nancy Jones lives in the village and will
also known as ‘Queen Anne’s lace’), to the pretty little blue alsp be exhibiting at Rollington Barns
flowers of Germander Speedwell. We also have 2 rather near Corfe Castle. Nancy was a
unusual and not common plants that grow in the village, out
of walls. commercial illustrator for many years
and now has her own range of cards
These are firstly - Wall Pennywort and prints, which she sells locally. Nancy
(also called Navelwort) which has is primarily a painter, but this year she is
a small succulent spike growing exhibiting her new lino prints inspired by
out of the base of an old wall, with walking the Dorset coast path with her
insignificant small cylindrical green daughter.
flowers and the leaves circular Helen and Karen have an open studio in The Manor House in Affpuddle. They
and the size of an old penny. look forward to seeing as many visitors as possible.
Secondly, Rue-leaved Saxifrage,

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