Bewl Water  
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Lamberhurst
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Bewlbridge Lane, Lamberhurst, Kent, TN3 8JH, England, UK.
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Bewl Water is set in 800 acres of beautiful countryside in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is the largest expanse of open water in the South East of England. It straddles the border between Sussex and Kent. It was created by damming the River Bewl and flooding its three main tributary stream valleys. The trail around the reservoir is 12.5 miles and along the way you will see some of ...
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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) © photo by David Mark
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RSPB Blean Woods  
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Rough Common
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RSPB Blean Woods, Rough Common Road, Rough Common, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 9DD, England, UK.
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Blean Woods is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by the RSPB. There are five waymarked trails: Black 8 miles, Red 2.6 miles, Green 1.8 miles, Brown 0.9 mile (1.5 km), and White (for dog walkers) 1.25 miles. There is a picnic area and the green trail is suitable for wheelchair users. The RSPB, founded in 1889 by Emily Williamson and Eliza Phillips, is the the largest wildlife ...
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Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) © MTM MVP VizitIt.com arr
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RSPB Cliffe Pools  
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Cliffe
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RSPB Cliffe Pools, Salt Lane, Cliffe, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7SU, England, UK.
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Cliffe Pools is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by the RSPB. There are six viewing points overlooking fresh pools and saline lagoons and the the Pinnacle Viewpoint which gives excellent views over the reserve. The site is push chair friendly with a car park for 40 vehicles. The RSPB, founded in 1889 by Emily Williamson and Eliza Phillips, is the the largest wildlife conservation ...
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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) © Andreas Trepte photo-natur.de/
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RSPB Dungeness  
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Lydd
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Dungeness Road, Lydd, Kent, TN29 9PN, England, UK.
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Dungeness is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by the RSPB. There are six hides on the main nature trail, plus viewing from the visitor centre. There is also a hide and viewing screen at the Hanson ARC site The visitor centre has a shop selling a wide variety of gifts, books and themed items. There is a café serving a selection of hot and cold meals, snacks and drinks. There are also a ...
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Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) © Btgw cc
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RSPB Elmley Marshes  
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Rushenden
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RSPB Elmley Marshes, Ferry Road, Rushenden, Kent, ME12 3RW, England, UK.
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Elmley Marshes is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by the RSPB. There are five hides, the first of which, is part of a 3 mile round trip from the car park. There are two nature trails. The first is a 6 mile round trip to the furthest hide, the other a 2 mile walk visiting two hides. There is a car park and toilets. The trails are pushchair friendly. This reserve is in a remote ...
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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) © Andreas Trepte photo-natur.de/
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RSPB Nor Marsh and Motney Hill  
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Upchurch
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Riverside Country Park, Motney Hill, Upchurch, Kent, ME8 7UA, England, UK.
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Nor Marsh and Motney Hill are nature reserves cared for and maintained by the RSPB. Nor Marsh is a saltmarsh island and Motney Hill is a narrow peninsula surrounded by mudflats that juts into the Medway estuary from the southern shore. The RSPB, founded in 1889 by Emily Williamson and Eliza Phillips, is the the largest wildlife conservation charity in the UK, or indeed Europe, with over a ...
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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) © Andreas Trepte photo-natur.de/
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RSPB Northward Hill  
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Cooling
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RSPB Northward Hill, Cooling Road, Cooling, Kent, ME3 8DS, England, UK.
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Northward Hill is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by the RSPB. There are four trails from 0.5 mile to 4 miles. There are toilets and toilets for the disabled and a car park. The RSPB, founded in 1889 by Emily Williamson and Eliza Phillips, is the the largest wildlife conservation charity in the UK, or indeed Europe, with over a million members. The RSPB maintains 200 nature ...
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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) © JJ Harrison cc
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RSPB Tudeley Woods  
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Tudeley
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RSPB Tudeley Woods, Tudeley, Kent, TN11 0PT, England, UK.
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Tudeley Woods is a nature reserve cared for and maintained by the RSPB. The RSPB, founded in 1889 by Emily Williamson and Eliza Phillips, is the the largest wildlife conservation charity in the UK, or indeed Europe, with over a million members. The RSPB maintains 200 nature reserves and promotes conservation and protection of birds and their habitats. As a registered charity donations are ...
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European Green Woodpecker ♂ (picus viridis) © Andrei Stroe cc
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Leeds Castle  
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Leeds
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Ashford Road, Leeds, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1PL, England, UK.
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Leeds Castle, known as the loveliest castle in the world, is surrounded by a magnificent lake. A castle has been on the site since 1086. Prior to that, from 857 the site was owned by a Saxon chief called Led or Leed who built a wooden structure on two islands in the middle of the River Len. It was a favourite residence of King Edward 1, and a residence for Catherine of Aragon (Spanish: Catalina ...
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Leeds Castle © Jean D. Photography cc
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Chartwell  
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Westerham
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Chartwell, Maplton Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1PS, England, UK.
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Chartwell was the family home and garden of Sir Winston Churchill. It is cared for and maintained by the National Trust. The house is Grade I listed for historical reasons. The rooms are furnished much as they were when Churchill lived here from 1924 until his death in 1965. The studio has over 130 works of art created by him. There is a formal garden, vegetable garden, lake and ...
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National Trust © MTM MVP VizitIt.com arr
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