Loving God,
We pray for your blessing on Bride Valley and Chesil, for all those who minister there, including the Revd Andrew Rawding.
We pray for all those who attend Litton Cheney Thorner’s, Burton Bradstock and Portesham Primary Schools.
Amen
We pray for your blessing on Bride Valley and Chesil, for all those who minister there, including the Revd Andrew Rawding.
We pray for all those who attend Litton Cheney Thorner’s, Burton Bradstock and Portesham Primary Schools.
Amen
September 26, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Loving God,
We pray for your blessing on Bride Valley and Chesil, for all those who minister there, including the Revd Andrew Rawding.
We pray for all those who attend Litton Cheney Thorner’s, Burton Bradstock and Portesham Primary Schools.
Amen
We pray for your blessing on Bride Valley and Chesil, for all those who minister there, including the Revd Andrew Rawding.
We pray for all those who attend Litton Cheney Thorner’s, Burton Bradstock and Portesham Primary Schools.
Amen
A few grounded migrants on walk Portesham - Hardy Monument 9 Aug.
Wheatear 1. Redstart 2 f-type. Tree Pipit 1 Rocket Quarry - just perched on the Elder rather than feeding on it.
Total of 15 Clouded Yellows.
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Wheatear 1. Redstart 2 f-type. Tree Pipit 1 Rocket Quarry - just perched on the Elder rather than feeding on it.
Total of 15 Clouded Yellows.
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
August 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A few grounded migrants on walk Portesham - Hardy Monument 9 Aug.
Wheatear 1. Redstart 2 f-type. Tree Pipit 1 Rocket Quarry - just perched on the Elder rather than feeding on it.
Total of 15 Clouded Yellows.
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Wheatear 1. Redstart 2 f-type. Tree Pipit 1 Rocket Quarry - just perched on the Elder rather than feeding on it.
Total of 15 Clouded Yellows.
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Hardy Monument, Portesham,Dorset.
July 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Hardy Monument, Portesham,Dorset.
"Soon Brenda reached a huge chimney. 'Why does this chimney not have a house attached to it?' she wondered. 'Perhaps the house is underground and extremely big?' Realising that cattle had little business with chimneys anyhow, she decided it was best to not think about it too hard and move on."
June 22, 2026 at 8:40 AM
"Soon Brenda reached a huge chimney. 'Why does this chimney not have a house attached to it?' she wondered. 'Perhaps the house is underground and extremely big?' Realising that cattle had little business with chimneys anyhow, she decided it was best to not think about it too hard and move on."
The Hardy Monument, at the highest point on Black Down, #Dorset. It is a memorial to Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, of #HMSVictory and Trafalgar fame, who lived in nearby in Portesham. His daughters laid the foundation stone on the 39th anniversary of the battle.
#TowerTuesday
📷 My own
#TowerTuesday
📷 My own
April 28, 2026 at 7:04 AM
The Hardy Monument, at the highest point on Black Down, #Dorset. It is a memorial to Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, of #HMSVictory and Trafalgar fame, who lived in nearby in Portesham. His daughters laid the foundation stone on the 39th anniversary of the battle.
#TowerTuesday
📷 My own
#TowerTuesday
📷 My own
Booked! Portesham, Dorset. Can’t wait 🙏🏼
April 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Booked! Portesham, Dorset. Can’t wait 🙏🏼
Thanks for the repost Samantha 🤗 And yes I love a water rill too. Is the duck race still going in Portesham? 🤔🦆
March 7, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Thanks for the repost Samantha 🤗 And yes I love a water rill too. Is the duck race still going in Portesham? 🤔🦆
Yaaaas! I love these rills as water features.
Probably because it reminds me of the Portesham Duck Race when I was a child.
Probably because it reminds me of the Portesham Duck Race when I was a child.
March 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Yaaaas! I love these rills as water features.
Probably because it reminds me of the Portesham Duck Race when I was a child.
Probably because it reminds me of the Portesham Duck Race when I was a child.
Greylag west over Bridging Camp this morning thurs.
2 Linnets there yesterday likely migrants given general winter absence here. Also the wintering Whimbrel still.
On Sunday green sandpiper at Portesham withy bed + groups of 5 & 3 stonechats on the downs there seemed like passage birds.
2 Linnets there yesterday likely migrants given general winter absence here. Also the wintering Whimbrel still.
On Sunday green sandpiper at Portesham withy bed + groups of 5 & 3 stonechats on the downs there seemed like passage birds.
March 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Greylag west over Bridging Camp this morning thurs.
2 Linnets there yesterday likely migrants given general winter absence here. Also the wintering Whimbrel still.
On Sunday green sandpiper at Portesham withy bed + groups of 5 & 3 stonechats on the downs there seemed like passage birds.
2 Linnets there yesterday likely migrants given general winter absence here. Also the wintering Whimbrel still.
On Sunday green sandpiper at Portesham withy bed + groups of 5 & 3 stonechats on the downs there seemed like passage birds.
A monument to Hardy in Dorset? No, not Thomas, this is Kiss Me Hardy. #Portesham #Dorset #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM
A monument to Hardy in Dorset? No, not Thomas, this is Kiss Me Hardy. #Portesham #Dorset #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk
At least 80 Cattle Egret in fields near West Elworth, just west of Portesham. Some hidden behind hedges etc. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
At least 80 Cattle Egret in fields near West Elworth, just west of Portesham. Some hidden behind hedges etc. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
81. Rogers - 82,015
82. Peterson - 80,734
83. Portesham (Mobian origin) - 79,641
84. Cox - 78,253
85. Havensong (Mobian origin) - 77,518
86. Ponner (Mobian origin) - 76,482
82. Peterson - 80,734
83. Portesham (Mobian origin) - 79,641
84. Cox - 78,253
85. Havensong (Mobian origin) - 77,518
86. Ponner (Mobian origin) - 76,482
December 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
81. Rogers - 82,015
82. Peterson - 80,734
83. Portesham (Mobian origin) - 79,641
84. Cox - 78,253
85. Havensong (Mobian origin) - 77,518
86. Ponner (Mobian origin) - 76,482
82. Peterson - 80,734
83. Portesham (Mobian origin) - 79,641
84. Cox - 78,253
85. Havensong (Mobian origin) - 77,518
86. Ponner (Mobian origin) - 76,482
Beautiful rainbow ring around the sun yesterday evening. As seen from Portesham hill.
October 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Beautiful rainbow ring around the sun yesterday evening. As seen from Portesham hill.
Featured Lists: Treasurer of Equestria (since 1679)
Treasurer of British Equestria era (1679-1767)
Sir John Parsons, 2nd Baronet (1679-80)
Louis Portesham (1680-82)
Louis Smith (1682-84)
Robert Hall (1684-86)
David Hall (1686)
Sylvester Maxwell (1686-89)
Andrew Hall (1689-90)
Clive Parsons (1690-92)
Treasurer of British Equestria era (1679-1767)
Sir John Parsons, 2nd Baronet (1679-80)
Louis Portesham (1680-82)
Louis Smith (1682-84)
Robert Hall (1684-86)
David Hall (1686)
Sylvester Maxwell (1686-89)
Andrew Hall (1689-90)
Clive Parsons (1690-92)
October 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Featured Lists: Treasurer of Equestria (since 1679)
Treasurer of British Equestria era (1679-1767)
Sir John Parsons, 2nd Baronet (1679-80)
Louis Portesham (1680-82)
Louis Smith (1682-84)
Robert Hall (1684-86)
David Hall (1686)
Sylvester Maxwell (1686-89)
Andrew Hall (1689-90)
Clive Parsons (1690-92)
Treasurer of British Equestria era (1679-1767)
Sir John Parsons, 2nd Baronet (1679-80)
Louis Portesham (1680-82)
Louis Smith (1682-84)
Robert Hall (1684-86)
David Hall (1686)
Sylvester Maxwell (1686-89)
Andrew Hall (1689-90)
Clive Parsons (1690-92)
I think I preferred it before.
Portesham, Dorset 2021 - and 2025 via Google Street View.
Portesham, Dorset 2021 - and 2025 via Google Street View.
August 31, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I think I preferred it before.
Portesham, Dorset 2021 - and 2025 via Google Street View.
Portesham, Dorset 2021 - and 2025 via Google Street View.
Yes, the Portesham strainer is more pan-shaped than the brilliant bowl strainer from Chettle 👍
August 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Yes, the Portesham strainer is more pan-shaped than the brilliant bowl strainer from Chettle 👍
(also yes the Portesham burial is very interesting, it's going in the book!)
August 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
(also yes the Portesham burial is very interesting, it's going in the book!)
They're found in burials a lot. This reconstruction of one from Portesham (by Craig Williams) has a woman of the Durotriges with a strainer as well as a bronze mirror, tweezers, brooches, iron knife, two pots an ear scoop and joints of
pork and mutton
A good assemblage for the Iron Age afterlife
pork and mutton
A good assemblage for the Iron Age afterlife
August 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
They're found in burials a lot. This reconstruction of one from Portesham (by Craig Williams) has a woman of the Durotriges with a strainer as well as a bronze mirror, tweezers, brooches, iron knife, two pots an ear scoop and joints of
pork and mutton
A good assemblage for the Iron Age afterlife
pork and mutton
A good assemblage for the Iron Age afterlife
The history of the part of the area I know well (Abbotsbury/Portesham) is that these were estates belonging to the Catholic Church that were given to cronies of Henry VIII. So the villages are part an parcel of the estate.
June 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The history of the part of the area I know well (Abbotsbury/Portesham) is that these were estates belonging to the Catholic Church that were given to cronies of Henry VIII. So the villages are part an parcel of the estate.
If it's the same as Portesham it's a 99 year lease.
June 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If it's the same as Portesham it's a 99 year lease.
Abbotsbury and Portesham in the same area are also privately owned since the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Arundel in Sussex is also. There are many other historic villages that are like this all over the South of England and East Anglia.
Arundel in Sussex is also. There are many other historic villages that are like this all over the South of England and East Anglia.
June 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Abbotsbury and Portesham in the same area are also privately owned since the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Arundel in Sussex is also. There are many other historic villages that are like this all over the South of England and East Anglia.
Arundel in Sussex is also. There are many other historic villages that are like this all over the South of England and East Anglia.
I met @earthworkbec.bsky.social last October in the rain! I took a look at the 1841 census for Little Bredy (all ag labs) & Portesham where there's a curious family of builders, carpenters & glaziers but no "retired brickmaker"!! 🤣
June 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I met @earthworkbec.bsky.social last October in the rain! I took a look at the 1841 census for Little Bredy (all ag labs) & Portesham where there's a curious family of builders, carpenters & glaziers but no "retired brickmaker"!! 🤣
Male and female Golden-ringed Dragonflies near Portesham Farm, Dorset
Patrolling along a lane - noticeable how much larger female is
Patrolling along a lane - noticeable how much larger female is
June 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Male and female Golden-ringed Dragonflies near Portesham Farm, Dorset
Patrolling along a lane - noticeable how much larger female is
Patrolling along a lane - noticeable how much larger female is
Hardy Monument 15 June
An emergence of Common Darters at a small pond
Male and female Golden-ringed Dragonflies above Portesham Farm - patrolling then hung up.
3 Green Hairstreak
Longhorn (Rutpela Maculata) and tiger beetles
Brief snatch of Nightjar churring in the middle of the day
An emergence of Common Darters at a small pond
Male and female Golden-ringed Dragonflies above Portesham Farm - patrolling then hung up.
3 Green Hairstreak
Longhorn (Rutpela Maculata) and tiger beetles
Brief snatch of Nightjar churring in the middle of the day
June 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hardy Monument 15 June
An emergence of Common Darters at a small pond
Male and female Golden-ringed Dragonflies above Portesham Farm - patrolling then hung up.
3 Green Hairstreak
Longhorn (Rutpela Maculata) and tiger beetles
Brief snatch of Nightjar churring in the middle of the day
An emergence of Common Darters at a small pond
Male and female Golden-ringed Dragonflies above Portesham Farm - patrolling then hung up.
3 Green Hairstreak
Longhorn (Rutpela Maculata) and tiger beetles
Brief snatch of Nightjar churring in the middle of the day