SALT+EARTH: Folklore and Medicinal Uses of Chalk Downland Plants
Join us for a gentle walk along the White Cliffs of Dover to hear about the amazing variety of plants and the wealth of animals that make the chalk habitats their home. Hear about chalk formation, the land bridge, megaflood and how the cliffs were formed.
- 6 Oct 2024
- 2pm - 4:30pm
- Dover
Location: Meet at the National Trust Additional Car Park, Upper Road, near St. Margaret’s-At-Cliffe, Post Code: CT15 6HY. Entrance opposite Sherley’s Farm.
Celebrate UN International Geodiversity Day by joining Mel Wrigley, our resident ecologist, on a gentle walk around the National Trust land on top of The White Cliffs of Dover. Find and hear about the amazing variety of plants, their folklore and medicinal uses, and the wealth of animals that make the chalk habitats home. The guided walk will not be going too close to the cliff edge.
Meet: at the National Trust Additional Car Park, Upper Road, near St. Margaret’s-At-Cliffe, Post Code: CT15 6HY. Entrance opposite Sherley’s Farm. What3words///fidelity.book.approve. Please look at the National Trust White Cliffs of Dover website for parking information
Accessibility: Terrain: Rough Grass tracks and some surfaced or tarmac tracks.
Terrain: Rough grass tracks and some surfaced or tarmac tracks. Toilet facilities at South Foreland Lighthouse.
Length and Duration: 1.5 miles (2-2.5 hours)
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