January 2020
South Foreland Valley Volunteers
Clearing scrub and invasive trees to keep grassland routes open for wildlife; and maintaining fences, gates, footpaths and steps for people in this lovely nature reserve.
Volunteering Event – 29 January- Worra lorra laurel
Cutting and restoration of the woodland
Chalk Grassland Restoration at Folkestone Downs
Clearing patches of scrub to create wildlife corridors, habitat mosaics and species-rich grassland.
Volunteering Event – 30 January- Common Along
On the common
Freeing The Shingle Ridges at Dungeness
Mowing, slashing and cutting back shrubs/trees, burning cut materials and infrastructure works.
Samphire Hoe Half-Day Conservation & Site Work
A chance to find out about wildlife, chat to like-minded volunteers whilst doing seasonal conservation and site management jobs.
February 2020
Guided Walk: Winter Birds of the Hoe
A guided walk to discover the winter birdlife of the Hoe.
Winter Wanderings In Cemeteries, Coombes , Caponiers & Connaughts
Join us for a late winter wander around some beautiful areas of Eastern Dover.
Scrub Clearing at High Meadow
Clearing scrub and bramble, maintaining footpaths, steps, gates and fences.
A Rich Seam – A Snap Tins & Sunshine Walk
A guided and illustrated walk based on Walk 8 of ‘A Rich Seam’.
Volunteering Event – 5 February- Lucky heather
improving habitats
Chalk Grassland Restoration at Folkestone Warren
Our work during the autumn and winter will focus on cutting back invasive cotoneaster to restore chalk grassland habitat.
High Meadow – Wildlife & Health Walk
Join an easy walk through High Meadow.
Volunteering Event – 6 February- Northern Wood
1st thursday of the month!
Keeping The Paths Moving at Dungeness
Mowing, slashing and cutting back shrubs/trees, burning cut materials and infrastructure works.
Fort Burgoyne Task Day – 7 February
Help look after the fort and surrounding Land Trust chalk grassland by scrub clearing, path clearing and more.
Weekend volunteering event- 8 February- Hedgelaying
Hedgelaying in the weald
Woodlands & Warriors Guided Walk
Walk around the countryside of Aylesham and Womenswold exploring part of the Miner’s Way Trail.
Targeting Shingle Ridge Vegetation at Dungeness
Mowing, slashing and cutting back shrubs/trees, burning cut materials and infrastructure works.
Scrub Clearing On The Western Heights
Volunteer conservation tasks mostly include clearing scrub and non-native, invasive trees from the chalk grassland.
Scrub Clearing at Western Heights
Volunteer conservation tasks mostly include clearing scrub and non-native, invasive trees from the chalk grassland.
Hatchets & Hobnobs at Romney Marsh
Clearing back willow and scrub regrowth, hedgelaying, fence and infrastructure repairs, and surveying the wildlife on site.
Winter Wildlife Walk – The Dungeness RSPB
Come and join us on a guided walk to see which birds and wildlife visit and live at Dungeness in the wintertime. Wrap up warm and brave the cold to look for an array of wildlife from stoats to smew and blue tits to buzzards.
Volunteering Event – 12th February- Spring in those steps!
in the mini wet meadow for a spruce up