The BV Magazine, Jan 24

WILDLIFE The red kite, milvus milvus.

Dorset’s Sky Dancers They’re a rare wildlife success story: Jane Adams shares a brief, heart-racing encounter with one of our most elegant aerial acrobats 94

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The BV Magazine, Jan 24

Published on Jan 11, 2024

BV - the monthly digital magazine from the heart of Dorset

Welcome to the 41st issue of The BV – and the first of 2024! Come on in, it's warm in here. Inside this issue: • A forestry plan on farmland near Stourhead is proving contentious with the local community – Fanny Charles heard from both sides | Page 4 • A major new exhibition at Dorset Museum explores the life and work of the world-famous sculptor who lived on Bulbarrow for nearly 20 years| Page 72 • Christopher Somerville’s 35-year journey chronicling Britain’s footpaths for the Times and the Telegraph | Page 12 • Not bootiful at all. Andrew Livingston highlights a recent Channel 4 documentary exposing the concerning food safety and standards at a Bernard Matthews’ factory | Page 91 • Robert Cowley, MBE – magistrate, volunteer, actor, passionate campaigner ... and plumber – selects his Dorset Island Discs | Page 34 And it's jam-packed with Dorset goodness. News, opinion, people, farming, wildlife ... and frankly stunning photography. And it's FREE. Why *wouldn't* you want a flick through?

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