Do you love the Jurassic Coast? Do you have some time to speak about it to people in your community? Do you have a particular talent that you’d like to put to more use?
If the answer to these questions is yes, you could be our next Jurassic Coast Ambassador.
Our Ambassadors are a diverse group of people who give their time voluntarily to further the cause of the Jurassic Coast. Our group includes teachers, business owners, graphic designers, walks leaders, photographers and students.
Our Ambassadors deliver a variety of projects and activities with the support of the Jurassic Coast Trust, including leading guided walks, speaking to community groups, and providing content for our website.
One of our Ambassadors’ key roles is awareness-raising – telling people in their local community about the World Heritage Site and what makes it globally unique.
Here are some examples of what our Ambassadors do:
Martin Curtis is an amateur fossil hunter and professional walks leader from near Dorchester.
Martin has been a Jurassic Coast Ambassador since 2015, and has spoken to community groups and schools about walking and fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast, and how to do it safely and responsibly. He has done this through the Jurassic Coast Trust, and through his business, Jurassic Coast Guides.
In 2019 Martin was nominated as one of Visit England’s “Tourism Superstars”.
Mike Green is one of the Trust’s original Ambassadors, from Beer in East Devon.
Mike designed and produced a set of 4 blocks that represent the coast’s different geological eras, and has produced a multitude of other wooden creations to help engage people of all ages with the Jurassic Coast’s incredibly stories.
Laura Chatton is Education Coordinator at Kingston Maurward College near Dorchester, and attends events as a Jurassic Coast Ambassador in her spare time.
Laura is a qualified bird of prey handler, and has delivered fascinating talks about the links between dinosaurs and birds, accompanied by her Harris Hawk Emma (pictured here).
Kieran Satchell is a recent graduate in science from Plymouth University, and has a passion for palaeontology.
Kieran has represented the Jurassic Coast Trust at numerous events, speaking to people of all ages about the incredible ancient worlds revealed across the Jurassic Coast’s 95 miles.
