Newsletter for March 2025-25th June 2025

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Hotfield Common 2.04.25-one of the many lovely trees on this site designated as an SSSI-Tina Webb
Hotfield Common 2.04.25-part of the livestock helping to manage the Common
Happy walking with the East Kent Rambling Club
Eastry pre Spring lunch-9.04.25-this variety of Daffodils were in full bloom whilst others had gone over-John Stewart
Hotfield Common-2.04.25-first of the crossings over the Stour-Sue Slater
Hotfield Common-2.04.25-looking from the bridge of the first crossing
6 Churches walk-13.03.25-Bourne Park House, taking it's name from the River Bourne that courses through all of the villages visited-Alison Blackman
Eastry pre Spring lunch-9.04.25-these orchards in Felderland are usually extremely muddy but were very dry so no muddy boots here-John Stewrart
6 Churches-13.03.25-St Mary's Patrixbourne, all the churches visited were important staging posts for Pilgrims & Clergy connected to Canterbury Cathedral-Tudor Spencer
Eastry pre lunch-9.04.25--standing in front of St Mary The Virgin, a Norman church which almost certainly replaced a Saxon church, as Eastry boasted a Royal Palace for the Kings of Kent as early as 660 AD.-Carol Stevens
6 Churches-13.03.25-Wickhambreaux's village sign,depicting, The Mill, Oast, the Chalk Stream,the Church's famous American Glass Window and a Battle of Britain Plane the Pilot of which is buried in the church yard-Alison Blackman
Chilham leisurely-2.04.25-the last fishing lake before Shalmsford Street-John Stewart
6 Churches-13.03.25-planted along the path for all to enjoy-Alison Blackman
6 Churches-13.03.25-St Peter's Bekesbourne-Tudor Spencer
Lyminge-19.03.25-Paragliders over the Northcliffe above the Channel Tunnel-Marian McMenamin
Eastry pre lunch-9.04.25-passing the large empty greenhouses part of the large fruit farm-Carol Stevens
6 Churches-13.03.25-tank tracks at Upper Garrington Farm,near Aerodrome Road, Bekesbourne-Alison Blackman