Open Country - Flutterings on the Fleet
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Tucked in behind Dorset's famous Chesil Beach is a unique and beautiful place - the Fleet Lagoon. Martha Kearney explores a thousand year history of human guardianship of birds on the lagoon. On the way she gets a close-up view of little tern dating platforms on the Fleet itself, learns why the swans of the ancient Abbotsbury Swannery are much safer now and who they hate the most, and - of course - learns to build a nest.
Contributors include:
Angela Thomas - Assistant Warden, Chesil and Fleet Nature Reserve
Chris Goding - RSPB Project Officer & Assistant Warden, Chesil Little Tern Recovery Project
Steve Groves - Swanherd, Abbotsbury Swannery
With thanks to Dorset Wildlife Trust.
Presenter: Martha Kearney
Producer: Beth Sagar-Fenton
Published on Thursday, 15th May 2025.
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