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A Walk Through Time at Downe Bank

A Walk Through Time at Downe Bank

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🎙️ New Episode: A Walk Through Time at Downe Bank 🌿🦋


Join Talk on the Wild Side as Rob Smith meets Kent Wildlife Trust Warden Paul Glanfield at the breathtaking Downe Bank Nature Reserve in Bromley! Once a favourite retreat of Charles Darwin, this rare chalk grassland is now under consideration as a World Heritage Site, and for good reason.


Discover the vibrant biodiversity of this historic site, home to rare orchids and fluttering meadow brown butterflies. Learn how hardy sheep help maintain this precious ecosystem through careful autumn grazing. From the wonders of chalk grasslands to the fight against invasive species, this episode is a must-listen for nature lovers, conservationists, and history buffs alike.


Did you know the site Sir David Attenborough himself filmed the series opener of Planet Earth III at Downe Bank?


🎧 Tune in now and take a walk on the wild side!


#Podcast #TalkOnTheWildSide #DowneBank #KentWildlifeTrust #CharlesDarwin #PlanetEarthIII #Biodiversity #Conservation

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