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Conservation Work at Whitecliff, Poole and Westhill Chalk Pit

Conservation sessions have taken place at Whitecliff, Poole on 7 February and Westcliff Chalk Pit, Corfe on 28 February.

See Westhill Chalk Pit page for updates geological information on the site.

Some members of the group also carried out some conservation work at the SSSI at Vallis Vale, Frome, Somerset on 13 February prior to a field trip visit.

Whitecliff Poole 7.2.2017
Westhill Chalk Pit following conservation
Westhill, another face cleared
Conservation at Vallis Vale

More Conservation

The group has carried out further conservation at Red Lane Abbotsbury (25 September) and also at King Barrow Quarry Portland (1 October) and Crack Lane Langton Matravers (11 October).

The two pictures are of the work being carried out at King Barrow Quarry where scrub was cleared but the grass area has to be left on the ‘fossil forest’ surface because of the rare lime rich environment.

View from above
View from above
Making progress
Making progress