THE Purbeck public are being urged to show their support for plans to turn Durlston Country Park into a world-class tourist attraction.

Proposals for the multi-million-pound development are on display in Swanage Library and at Durlston Visitor Centre.

Dorset County Council's vision is to turn the park into the eastern entry point to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

A pledge of £3.23 million has been made by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the designs currently on display show how the money could be spent.

Cllr Hilary Cox, Dorset County Council cabinet member for environment, said: "This will be the last major public consultation on the project before building work starts, so hopefully as many people as possible will take this opportunity to give their comments and voice their support.

"We have incorporated lots of the ideas from the previous public consultation carried out in 2005.

"We would now like to hear people's opinions again, to check that we have got everything right and help ensure that Durlston has the exciting future it deserves."

This week's displays will give people the chance to learn more about plans for revamping Durlston Castle and the existing visitor centre.

A mammoth fundraising campaign was launched earlier this year to find £1 million of "match-funding" to secure the HLF grant.

The target needs to be reached by March next year, with the aim of starting the project in late 2008.

Detailed plans can be seen at Swanage Library until Friday and Durlston Visitor Centre until Monday.

The centre is open from 10.30am to 4.30pm at weekends and 1pm to 2pm during the week.

To find out how you can support the campaign, visit durlston.co.uk