High Meadow is a Local Nature Reserve owned by Dover Town Council and managed by the White Cliffs Countryside Partnership. We have worked with Pataas sa Downs Heritage Lottery Fund Project to facilitate two phases of work. The first saw an area of overgrazed horse paddocks returned to a more appropriate form of livestock management and involved the removal of delapidated structures (as shown in the photo above) and the installation of stock fencing. The second phase extended the area grazed to join Whinless Down. One of the most positive results of the project has been to connect High Meadow, Whinless Down and Nemo Down to form a 62 hectare area of continuous chalk grassland, all of which is on the rural-urban fringe and much of it used for recreational purposes by local people. We are continuing to work hard to promote enjoyable and responsible use of the land by everyone – Up the Downs ran a series of workshops for families and young people including camping skills, work with drones and other fun activities. Good new ideas to get everyone out and enjoying themselves are always welcome – just use our contacts page or see below.
Update – Setyembre 2017
Ang bagong "Dover Connector" ay nagsimulang magtrabaho upang buksan ang High Meadow Nature Reserve sa mga lokal na tao na hindi regular na gumagamit nito sa ngayon.. May mga plano para sa mga lugar ng barbeque, mas madaling landas para sa mga mobility scooter at push chair, pagkukuwento ng mga bilog at silungan upang panatilihing tuyo kung umuulan. Alam namin na ang pagiging makalabas sa open air at tamasahin ang natural na kapaligiran ay isa sa mga pinakamahusay na paraan upang manatiling malusog sa pisikal at mental.. Ang Dover Connector ay partikular na ita-target ang mga bahagi ng ating komunidad na may pinakamataas na pangangailangan na may masasayang aktibidad upang mapabuti ang kalidad ng buhay.
The new Dover Connector will be managed by Kent Wildlife Trust, expanding our partnership of experts looking after the Reserve.
Maaari kang makipag-ugnayan sa Dover Connector sa Kent Wildlife Trust sa pamamagitan ng mga tanggapan ng Konseho ng Bayan sa 01304 242625 by e-mail at council@dovertowncouncil.gov.uk or by calling into our offices at Maison Dieu House (sa tabi ng Town Hall), Biggin St, Dover CT16 1DW.