Scrub Clearing at Aycliffe Fields, Western Heights

This nature reserve comprises chalk grassland and scrub with military sites in every nook and cranny.

Volunteer conservation tasks mostly include clearing scrub and non-native, invasive trees from the chalk grassland.

Historically, the fortifications were surrounded by chalk grassland.

LEADER: Matt Weiss, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (07880 706993). 

MEET: Far end of Old Folkestone Road (near Aycliffe primary school end), Aycliffe, Dover.