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WYE WITH HINXHILL
The Countryside Around Wye - Railway
Station Panel
This panel installed in January 2001 interprets the
countryside around the village of Wye with particular reference to chalk
grassland.
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Train Rides To Ramble from Wye Railway Station
Four waymarked routes from the station are contained in
this publication produced in 2000.
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Train Rides to Ramble booklets
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Olantigh Estate Downland and hedges
In 1997 the KSCP successfully helped the landowner with
a Countryside Stewardship agreement. This included
31.4 ha of chalk grassland, planting of 1328m of hedge, arable field
margins and open access to 23.72 ha of downland. Volunteers planted the
majority of the hedges from 1998 to spring 1999 and have carried out
weeding and mulching since.
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KSCP volunteers hedge planting on the Olantigh Estate
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Olantigh Estate Riverside
The 1997 Countryside Stewardship agreement also included
the reversion of 5.92 ha of riverside arable land to pasture. A grass/
wildflower mix was sown for the summer of 1998. Two barn owl boxes were
erected and two log pile otter built in 1997.
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Barn owl boxes on the Olantigh Estate
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Oxenturn Road hedge
In December 1999 as part of a community project the KSCP
led the planting of 105m of hedge. Help was on hand from Wye Primary
School children.
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Wye Junior School helping out with the hedge planting on
Oxenturn Road
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Wibberly Way
In January 1998 the KSCP helped in the creation of a
circular route off the North Downs Way called the Wibberly Way. This
involved clearing footpaths, installing a stile and fencing.
Cuckholds Coombe
From the winter of 1994/95 to the winter of 1996/1997
KSCP volunteers reduced the amount of scrub in this cattle grazed area
that is part of the Wye and Crundale Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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Wye College Estate
The KSCP has helped with advice on nature conservation
management of the estate, leading volunteer projects involving students,
and by providing ideas for projects and giving talks and training to
students.
Hedge planting and laying was carried out between 1994
and 1995. Back Wye
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Wye College students managing a hedgerow
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