THE BOMB disposal squad was called to a Dorset beach after a piece of ordnance was discovered.

A member of the public made the discovery while walking at South Beach in Studland on Wednesday, November 8.

The concerned member of the public reported the find to the National Trust which cordoned off part of the beach and contacted the emergency services.

The Coastguard team attended and took measurements and photos which were sent to the bomb disposal team to assess.

Swanage Coastguard said the item was found after recent storms took more of the cliff line away.

The team had to return the following day due to the darkness setting in with the item marked.

A bomb disposal team from the Royal Navy attended from Portsmouth and assessed the item after the coastguard confirmed it was still in place.

It was then confirmed to be a piece of ordnance that no longer contained anything dangerous before it was removed from the scene.

A spokesperson for Swanage Coastguard said: “The experts considered this to be part of a previously detonated World War Two parachute mine.

“A mine was detonated in Swanage bay in 2009 after being discovered by divers.

"It was believed to have been dropped on the approach to Poole harbour in the 1940s.

“Back in 2009 a Royal Navy team denoted the found item and this may have been part of that device.”

Dorset Police said it was made aware of the incident at 3.43pm on Wednesday, November 8, however the incident was dealt with by HM Coastguard.