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Rosie Parry-Thomson

Senior Marketing Officer

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A close up of mixed wildflowers growing at Polhill reserve

A guide to chalk downland species: From plants to reptiles

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Chalk grassland – also known as chalk downland or lowland calcareous grassland – is an increasingly rare habitat and one of the richest in Western Europe. In England, it’s mostly found on the North Downs but there are also patches scattered along the East Kent coast.

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Early purple orchids in a cluster.

Kent’s wild orchids: Why these remarkable plants matter

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Lady orchids blooming in well-managed coppice woodland. Tucked-away chalk grasslands where rare monkey orchids thrive. The fantastic mimicry of bee orchids next to cowslips and marjoram. This is Kent at its best!

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Birdwatching in winter in the UK – our tips

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Whether you’ve been recently introduced to the idea of birdwatching through something like the Big Garden Birdwatch, or you already know your robin from your nuthatch, it’s a great hobby to pick up in the winter months.

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A close up of mixed wildflowers growing at Polhill reserve

A guide to chalk downland species: From plants to reptiles

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Chalk grassland – also known as chalk downland or lowland calcareous grassland – is an increasingly rare habitat and one of the richest in Western Europe. In England, it’s mostly found on the North Downs but there are also patches scattered along the East Kent coast.