Mar 6th 2014
Spotted in Dane Valley Woods: Snake's head fritillary
Snake’s head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) is a British flower which has become nationally scarce. The snake’s head fritillary is commonly…
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Jan 8th 2014
Spotted at Dane Valley Woods: Common lizard
The United Kingdom is home to six types of reptile, and one of these scaly friends is found abundantly in…
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Nov 18th 2013
Upcoming Events
Our annual tree planting event is coming up, and following feedback from our Summer Open Day, we are creating a…
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Nov 7th 2013
Spotted in Dane Valley Woods: Field vole
The field vole (Microtus agrestis) is one of the three species of vole found across the United Kingdom. It is…
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Oct 3rd 2013
Spotted in Dane Valley Woods: Common darter dragonfly
The common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a striking summer and autumnal species. The males have blood red or fiery orange…
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Sep 4th 2013
Spotted in Dane Valley Woods: Ruby Tiger Moth caterpillar
This fuzzy copper caterpillar is the larvae to the ruby tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa). It is the most common of…
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Feb 21st 2013
BioBlitz 2012 - The Results!
On a bright and sunny Saturday 29 September 2012, Dane Valley Woods volunteers teamed up with Canterbury Christ Church University…
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Nov 19th 2012
10 years of tree planting at Dane Valley Woods
Yes it's hard to believe - tree planting has taken place at Dane Valley Woods since 2003 - and to…
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Apr 29th 2012
Rain glorious rain
After last year's dry spring that caused much consternation for us tree planters as well as the loss of a…
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Feb 19th 2012
Treemendous volunteers plant 400 trees in 3 hours
A fantatsic effort by hardy volunteers at Dane Valley Woods planted around 400 trees on Saturday morning. The site now…
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Nov 23rd 2011
It's Tree Planting Time
This Sunday sees the first of this winter's tree planting mornings at Dane Valley Woods. Timed to coincide with National…
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Nov 14th 2011
What on earth is a Fedge?
Not an everyday term is your actual fedge. However, the idea is beautifully simple and with the help of AJS…
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Oct 26th 2011
Fedges, Fires and Food
We will be joined by woodland craftsman Alan Sage as we continue to improve the headquarters by planting a living…
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Sep 4th 2011
A New Sign for Dane Valley Woods
We managed to avoid the showers to day and had a great time properly installing the pond, recreating the glade…
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Aug 27th 2011
Bats in the Woods!
A "Bats & Moths" event was held last night, organised by the Windmill Community Allotment Project in conjunction with the…
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Jul 25th 2011
New Events Programme
Dane Valley Woods have a new events programme so that you will know exactly when we are up and active…
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Jul 19th 2011
DVW joins forces with Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society
Dane Valley Woods are in the final stages of arranging a partnership with the Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society to…
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Jul 6th 2011
A hot and sticky task day
With the trees happily growing in the wood last Sunday saw us crack on with revamping the Dane Valley Woods…
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Jun 4th 2011
Let's all do a rain dance!
Whilst the dry, hot weather may be great for early season barbeques and working up a tan before you go…
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