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CRUNDALE
Winchcombe Bank
Since 1995 the KSCP has been clearing scrub and mowing
this important piece of chalk grassland that is part of a Site of Nature
Conservation Interest. The site is one of only four, known to contain a rare
species of moth. Ideally the site should be fenced and grazed.
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conserving grasslands
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Volunteers clearing scrub from Winchcombe Bank
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Roadside Nature Reserves
The KSCP has assisted with the management of two verges
in the Parish, initially with volunteers and then by grant aiding
contractors to carry out careful mowing at the end of the summer. The
verges are two of 10 in the KSCP area that are designated as Roadside
Nature Reserves by the Kent Wildlife Trust. They contains more than 50 plants, many associated
with chalk grassland such as basil, nettle leaved bellflower and orchid
species.
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Nettle-leaved bellflower is found on the Roadside Nature
Reserves around Crundale. Also known as 'Canterbury bell' and 'bats in the
belfry'.
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Hunt Street Farm Down
A Countryside Stewardship
agreement was successfully agreed in 1997 and volunteers quickly got to
work clearing scrub from the 1.6 ha Site of Nature Conservation Interest.
The down is known for it cowslips in the spring. In the past it was
managed by burning. The agreement included in total 8.7 ha of chalk
grassland, 188m of hedge planting and educational access. Please contact
the KSCP for educational access.
Last worked on - October 1999 (scrub clearance).
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grasslands
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Cowslips on Hunt Street Downs
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Denge Wood, Crundale
KSCP volunteers working with Forest Enterprise carried out the
clearance of an ancient round barrow in 2001. The site had become over
grown and in danger of being damaged from tree roots. The area has been
transformed into a lovely woodland glade, exposing the obvious ditch and
mound formation of the round barrow.
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Trimworth Manor
In 1997 the KSCP organised the creation of two bays
alongside the River Great Stour. These add diversity to the riverbank by
allowing aquatic flora to colonise and eventually creating well vegetated
areas for nesting birds and invertebrates such as dragonflies.
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Re-profiling the river bank at Trimworth:
Work in progress
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Fifteen
standard trees were planted and fenced including ash (10) and oak (5).
These trees are particularly good for otters to use as holts as
underground chambers are easily formed.
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associated wetlands
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The finished bay
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