KEARSNEY PARKS

KEARSNEY PARKS CHALK GRASSLAND RESTORATION

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Project Summary

Coxhill Mount at Kearsney Parks is the site of a round barrow thought to date back to the Bronze Age and was recently the location of an archaeological dig. We will be clearing vegetation that has grown on Coxhill Mount hoping to encourage the return of the chalk grassland habitat.

Need to know

  • Start Date: 19/12/2019
  • End Date: 19/03/2020
  • County: Kent
  • Organisation Name: White Cliffs Countryside Partnership
  • Project Category: Improving habitats

 

Project Description

KEARSNEY PARKS CHALK GRASSLAND RESTORATION

10:00am until 15:00pm on the following dates:

19th December 2019, 16th January, 20th February and 19th March 2020.

LEADER: Flora Haynes, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649). MEET: The car park at Kearsney Parks, Alkham Road, Temple Ewell, Dover, CT16 3DZ (TR 287 438).

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING WITH YOU Bring plenty to drink and lunch if you intend to stay all day. We usually provide water, squash, tea and biscuits. We provide an experienced leader, training and supervision, tools and gloves, but please bring your own gear if you prefer.

WHAT YOU SHOULD WEAR • Sturdy boots or safety shoes (not trainers) with good grip and thick soles • Old clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty or torn • Long sleeved shirts and trousers to protect your limbs • Waterproofs/ wellies if rain forecast.