Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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If you ever get fed up with politics or anything else, you can always go for an enjoyable walk. One pleasant one nearby is the Warren, between Dover and Folkestone. Went down there today for the first time in more than 10 years. Had it all to ourselves. Is it a popular spot for anyone else on here?
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Much unspoilt woodland below, with a variety of wild flowers, including these bluebell`s.
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Get away from it all. On your doorstep.
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This was last Sunday at Kingsdown
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Ah lovely Colin, a breath of fresh air!
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Thanks Jeane, plenty of fresh sea air down there today, and nice picture Bob. I always like that carpet of them on the Ashford/Faversham road, but there`s no place to stop, and it`s a busy road.
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A few buttercups about, creating a Summer scene. There`s a bee there somewhere.
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Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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See, even Kingsdown has turned blue!
Lovely pics Colin - the Warren is one of my favourite local spots. If you are lucky, you might even find one of these as I did last month...
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Very attractive speciman there Phil. I`ve got a little ammonite from over there sometime ago, and I did have my geological hammer with me today, (never found anything), it`s first outing since Scotland 7 years ago. Pending my early retirement, I shall certainly be out more with it now. Maybe next time, rather than an ammonite, it maybe a forumite I`ll find.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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nice pics from colin and phil but can we forget about bluebells?
every spring i have to dig deep to get shot of them, they completely overrun my garden.
someone told me that they are endangered, well they are if i see one.
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Shan`t be seeing you down the Bluebell Railway then Howard?
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Well Colin, I go fossil-hunting three or four times a year over there, so if you ever need a guide, drop me a line. I've more ammonites than I can shake a stick these days and would be more than happy to go! (Not that one generally waives cut branches at extinct Cretaceous marine planispiral cephalopod molluscs).
#14
I used to practicaly live down the warren, this is the image on my desktop. My father lived down there and his parents.
It all changed when the channel tunnel was built. The sea defences became awful blocks of rock. The motorway was built across the top of the cliffs, you can hear the traffic down there now. There is even a white line painted along the sea wall for the tourists to follow ! It is still lovelly but not the same as it used to be.
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Nice picture handyman. Many pictures have been taken down there over the years, maybe someone could assemble them all and do a good book on it. Phil, next time you want some company down there mate, give us a shout. Ammonites or pyrites, happy to find anything.
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Have to say there Guys some really good pictures
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Sad to say, I've never been down there and don't know how to get there.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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sid
the best method is to get to that cafe on the cliffs at capel, find somewhere to park up then start walking.
if knackered upon reaching folkestone, there is a bus every 20 minutes to dover that will drop you off at capel.
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Sid, the steps go down from the cafe, through woodland, then along over the railway bridge, and down to the beach. It`s coming back up which is the most demanding.
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Along this path, and cross that raiway bridge in the background.
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