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Welcome to the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB). Explore the site for information and
news about the area; why it is a landscape
of national importance, what is happening in the area, events
and activities, and the work of the Kent Downs AONB Unit and Joint
Advisory Committee partnership.
The Kent Downs are the eastern half of the North Downs
covering nearly a quarter of Kent, stretching from the White Cliffs
at Dover up to the Surrey and London borders. It is a diverse
and vibrant landscape with its dramatic chalk escarpments, secluded
dry valleys, networks of tiny lanes and historic hedgerows, ancient
woodlands, traditional orchards, locally distinctive villages, unique
and precious wildlife and many sites of historic and cultural interest
to explore. All these make up a landscape that
is such a valuable national asset that it was nationally designated
an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1968.
Kent Downs' Landscapes
Video of Landscapes of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with music created by Temple Ewell Youth Club.
Click the Play button to watch the video
Click here for the high resolution version
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Managing Land for Horses - a guide to good practice in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
A new publication which provides information and advice to support positive horse keeping in the Kent Downs that benefits the landscape, wildlife and horse welfare.
To download a copy click here
. For more information click here.
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Landscape and Nature For All
This project is funded through the Interreg IVA France (Channel) – England Cross Border Cooperation Programme. Click here to find out more. |
The Kent Downs Orchid Issue 21 is now available. Click here to see the latest edition.
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Win 2 nights B&B including an evening meal, local wine and a food hamper to take home with you. Closing date is 30th April 2012
Click here to enter or click here to see the details of the B&B accommodation |
Creating Areas for Nature
Click here for step by step guide to creating and maintaining a space for nature.
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Discover 40 special places in the Kent Downs to visit
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