A BUTTERFLY thought to be extinct in the UK has been spotted on Portland. There have only been very rare sightings of the Large Tortoiseshell butterfly over the past 70 years - but the new February sightings confirm that the species is again resident in the UK. Evidence of a breeding colony - egg shells and spent larval skins - was first found on Portland in June 2020. It was last officially recorded as being resident in the UK in the 1950s. The butterfly was thought to have been ravaged by a disappearing habitat and the rapid decline of elm trees which are its favoured food source.
London studio Morrow + Lorraine has completed a group of five seaside holiday homes in Dorset, England, featuring stone dividing walls that resemble the irregular surface of the nearby cliff face.
The Clifftops development comprises five lodges designed by Morrow + Lorraine for a site within the Pennsylvania Castle Estate, which is located on the Isle of Portland – a tied island linked to the mainland by a barrier beach.
Top: Clifftops by Morrow + Lorraine. Above: the design sits within a rugged terrain
The on the Jurassic Coast – a UNESCO-protected site where coastal erosion has exposed rock formations dating from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Museums fighting for survival, national charity warns January 22 2021, 12.03am
Supermundane Hope Patch is up for sale as part of Art Fund’s crowdfunding campaign (Art Fund/PA)
Museums and galleries are “fighting for survival” following the latest lockdown, a national charity has warned.
Others could follow in the footsteps of London’s Florence Nightingale Museum, which has previously announced it is closing for the “foreseeable future”.
Olympic artist Sir Anish Kapoor said the nation’s museums face “great difficulty”.
Art Fund, the national charity for art, predicted that small institutions are likely to suffer most and said more help is needed.