Contact Us

The Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership
4 Javelin Way
Henwood
Ashford
Kent, TN24 8DH

Send a message

Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership will delete any contact information from you as soon as we have responded to any query, unless you are specifically requesting to be placed on our mailing list. In which case we will contact you directly via email and via MailChimp. You can remove yourself from our mailing list at any time by contacting us at kentishstour@kent.gov.uk or unsubscribing via MailChimp. We will treat your information with respect. For more information see our Privacy Notice.

Latest facebook posts

Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership

10 hours ago

As part of the Our Stour project, a river litter pick took place at Grove Ferry yesterday with the help of Grove Ferry River Trips. As well as collecting several bags of general rubbish (bottles, cans and tennis balls!) we also collected lots of polystyrene blocks, a child's toy pram, fishing rod, cushion and large wooden storage box. Highlight of the day though was discovering a kingfisher nesting site, we kept our distance and watched the pair flying to and from the hole. A huge thank you to Colin (river warden) and Lyn (local river user) for their assitance and to Peter and Graham from Grove Ferry River Trips for allowing us to use their boat! ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook

Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership

2 days ago

Restoring Ancient Woodland

The Woodland Trust held an event at its new Longbeech North woodland site in Charing, Ashford for woodland managers and advisors.
The morning started well with an early breakfast at the Wagon and Horses Pub and then the Woodland Trust staff and contractors gave a guided tour of the new woodland, raising the issues that restoring the plantation Larch and Douglas Fir crops to a more broadleaved mix, pose. The 12 tonne, 8 wheeled Harvester, and Forwarder were seen in action.

Longbeech ,is a 257 acre ancient woodland site that would have been bursting with native wildlife and birdsong, and shining with natural beauty.
But despite being classified as an ancient wood, Longbeech no longer has the oaks, hazels or ash trees left to support our native wildlife. In the mid-20th century, conifers (larch, Douglas Fir & Norway Spruce replaced the sweet chestnut coppice in over 2/3 of the woodland area to meet the demand for softwood timber from the construction industry. But in 2012 the fungus ' phytophthora ramorum' infected large areas of larch necessitating clear felling of those areas.

The site is one of three in the UK that the Woodland Trust is using to demonstrate Plantation Ancient Woodland Restoration. The aim of this, through natural regeneration and planting - is to increase the resilience of this ancient woodland against future challenges such as climate change, tree pest sand diseases.

Longbeech North Wood opened to the public earlier this year. ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook

View on Facebook

Contact Us

Send a message

Explore the site

Activities

Volunteer task : River Stour – Himalayan Balsam pulling

Volunteer task : Bus Company Island , Canterbury – cutting the meadow area

Volunteer task : -Loudon Wood – maintenance work

Recent news

Newsletter