East Cliff and Warren Country Park :: Shared Description

This is a section of land below the East Cliffs of Folkestone. It has various paths leading through it towards the coastline and beach, or up to the cliffs towards Old Dover Road. It is now a [Site of Special Scientific Interest] ( SSSI ), due to its interesting position and geology. The Grayling butterfly has a small colony in the site. The land has been created after several landslips of the chalk ground, since the last 200 years. After 1915, the Dover to Folkestone. Railway line (running through the site) was defended from coastal erosion. This also had the intentional effect of stopping any more landslips to the land beyond the line. In 1924, the land was gifted to the council of Folkestone and the country park was formed soon after.
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by David Anstiss
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TR2436 : East Cliff and Warren Country Park by David Anstiss
TR2436 : Martello Tower #3 by N Chadwick
TR2538 : East Cliffside Path by David Anstiss
TR2438 : North Downs Way by N Chadwick
TR2438 : Saxon Shore Way by N Chadwick
TR2437 : E9 & ECP, The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2538 : Footbridge, South Eastern Main Line by N Chadwick
TR2538 : The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2438 : E9 path, The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2436 : Martello Tower #3 by N Chadwick
TR2436 : Entering The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2438 : North Downs Way, The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2538 : Landslip, The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2437 : Spot the Roman villa! by N Chadwick
TR2538 : North Downs Way and East Cliff and Warren Country Park by David Anstiss
TR2538 : Footbridge over Railway in East Wear Bay by David Anstiss
TR2538 : Saxon Shore Way by N Chadwick
TR2437 : East Wear Bay Beach by David Anstiss
TR2438 : England Coast Path, The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2538 : Chalk cliffs, The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2638 : The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2436 : Martello Tower #3 by N Chadwick
TR2437 : Railway line through The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2538 : South Eastern Main Line, The Warren by N Chadwick
TR2538 : Chalk cliffs, The Warren by N Chadwick

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Created: Thu, 3 Mar 2011, Updated: Fri, 4 Mar 2011

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