Some Special Wildflowers in East Kent - 27th May 2017
As we drove off towards East Kent we didn't really have an idea where to go. As we got onto the Thanet Way we decided to re-visit Monkton Quarry nature reserve, a place which we haven't visited since 2013. This venue is a medium sized old chalk quarry now given o ver to wildlife. As such, you get a huge diversity of plants, insects and animals there. We spotted Peregrine Falcons and Buzzards over the cliff edges. You can read all about it and see reserve photos here: http://www.monkton-reserve.org/ It cost £8 for a family to enter, but is well worth it. It's much cheaper if you buy an annual ticket for about £15 (from memory). First off was a visit to a bird feeding area next to the entrance to hand feed live mealy bugs to a Robin which had a nest nearby. I couldn't quite get a photo of it in the hand as it was just too fast for me to capture. This is an excellent venue to see several orchid species as well as the usual chalk loving pla