howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#1
the people at white cliffs countryside project are organising a short walk around the site tomorrow the 4th at 2 p.m.
it is approx a mile lasting an hour and a half and covers the "weird and wnderful" things that have happened there since it opened in 1997.
the meeting point is the main site office, the suggested donation is £.2. and you can even take your dog along if it is on a lead.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#2
That should be a good and interesting walk. Thats a place I rarely get to myself but the few times Ive been down there it is very pleasant under the chalk cliffs and beside the briney.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#3
beautiful place teeming with flora and fauna, the only problem is getting to it without the use of a car.
i think that an hour and a half is about right for the majority of people, a pleasant way to spend a sunday afternoon.
Brian Dixon
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#4
and dont forget to take your fishing gear with you,just to catch your tea of cource.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#5
I have been there many times and have never seen any of the anglers catch a fish! I thought they were giving the worms swimming lessons.
Audere est facere.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#6
you can be such a bitch sometimes martin, but i have to say that the sea bashing against the promenade always looks too rough for sucessful angling.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#7
Swimming lessons !! Love that Martin.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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#8
plenty of fish down there as long as you use ragworm.
bass,cod,plaice,dabs etc all can be caught down there.
and thats bashing the bishop is the words your looking for.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#9
going to stay dry, hope to see some of you later at the hoe.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#10
a dark and gloomy afternoon at the hoe did not detract from the natural beauty of the place.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#11
the cloven hoofed brigade are well represented and they are all wearing bells.
the sound of them moving around is very pleasing to the ear.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#12
Great photos Howard - no people I notice.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#13
you're right roger, paul holt of white cliffs countryside partnership led the 7 of us around giving an informative and entertaining commentary on what was around us and the history. i only saw 2 other people on the site.
here we have the oddest couple i have seen for a while.
hopefuily someone will remind me of the name of this shrub, the berries of which have more vitamin c than oranges and are now used in some of our finest restaurants
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#14
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#15
i can see why you think that kath, but this had a much longer name.
i really should take a pen and paper to these things.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#16
Sea Buckthorn ?
Sea-buckthorns (Hippophae L.) are deciduous shrubs in the genus Hippophae, family Elaeagnaceae. The name sea-buckthorn is hyphenated here to avoid confusion with the buckthorns (Rhamnus, family Rhamnaceae). It is also referred to as sandthorn, sallowthorn or seaberry
Been nice knowing you :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#17
i am pretty certain that is the one, apparently it is very invasive and chemials are need to get rid of a lot of it.
great it may be but would take over vast areas very quickly.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#18
Yes I think it is rather hardy like gorse
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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#19
Well Howard you sure do look as though you had a very bracing walk there, and some great pictures have not been down there for some while, will have to put it on our to do list for next summer
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#20
You are right Paul there is a information board on one of the bushes there.
Audere est facere.
