Windrose Rural Media Trust

Windrose Rural Media Trust We use the media for educational, archival and creative work in rural communities. Founded as Trilith in 1984, we work across Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire.

The Trilith-Windrose archive is an important community-based film and audio archive

Reminds us of Farm Radio!
11/06/2026

Reminds us of Farm Radio!

If Open Farm Sunday got you curious about farming in Dorset, the latest episode of the Down in Dorset podcast is the perfect follow-up listen 🎧

Hosts Lizzie and Tim have been out across the county talking to the farmers, teachers, and organisers working to connect town and country this summer.

Episode 5 covers a lot of ground: a FiPL-funded classroom welcoming children to a Dorset farm, a beekeeper with plans for a hands-on education hub, school visits where children chop home-grown veg into farmhouse soup, and a preview of the interactive Discover Farming marquee coming to the Melplash Show in August.

The podcast is part-funded by Dorset Council and our Farming in Protected Landscapes programme. Search "Second Nature: Down in Dorset" on your usual podcast app, or find it at www.second-nature.co.uk/listen.

Did anything from Open Farm Sunday surprise you? We'd love to hear what you discovered!



Happy Oak Apple Day, the birthday of Charles II and the day he was restored to the throne in 1660.In Great Wishford, the...
29/05/2026

Happy Oak Apple Day, the birthday of Charles II and the day he was restored to the throne in 1660.
In Great Wishford, they celebrate it like this:

This film captures Great Wishford Oak Apple Day, a unique village t...

How much countryside can Dorset afford to lose? Check out the new Dorset Life magazine here online.
09/05/2026

How much countryside can Dorset afford to lose?
Check out the new Dorset Life magazine here online.

Well… here it is. We’re Dorset Life! New name, fresh look, same Dorset at its heart – just brighter, bolder, and (we think) rather lovely.Inside this very first issue (or […]

Lots to read about Mendip in the latest issue of Mendip Times, which you can read online here:https://mendiptimes.hflip....
08/05/2026

Lots to read about Mendip in the latest issue of Mendip Times, which you can read online here:
https://mendiptimes.hflip.co/742e287cf3.html

The magazine celebrates life in and around the Mendips. Ir's an independently owned and produced, full colour A4 sized community magazine which is available free of charge, monthly, from over 750 outlets across a wide-ranging area of Somerset – home to over 200,000 people.

May 2026

Dorset National Landscape is looking for volunteers to help test the West Dorset bus Stops to make sure the directions a...
06/05/2026

Dorset National Landscape is looking for volunteers to help test the West Dorset bus Stops to make sure the directions and the route are still good.

The West Dorset Bus Stop walks offer a greener, healthier way to enjoy Dorset’s landscapes, using public transport to connect people with nature.

More information here -

The natural beauty of this AONB is described by a suite of special qualities that together make it unique and outstanding, underpinning its designation as a nationally important protected landscape.

Some lovely activities in Dorset's countryside to sink into
30/04/2026

Some lovely activities in Dorset's countryside to sink into

Use the Activity Finder to search for an organisation offering Nature Buddy support to attend their activity.

Thank you to Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust for its support in making the Born & Bred film.https://youtu...
28/04/2026

Thank you to Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust for its support in making the Born & Bred film.

https://youtu.be/hTTAMSN4JA8?si=o6vYgqh2XGEFT_eW

The project was also supported by a grant from Dorset Council’s Community and Culture Fund, the South West Procurement Alliance/LHC Community Benefit Fund, Magna Housing Association’s Community Improvement Fund, and the British Association for Local History’s Small Grants Programme.

For full details of the project, please visit our website: https://windroseruralmedia.org/projects/broadwindsor-born-bred/

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