Bonsai Bank Kent

Bonsai bank orchid hunting part 1.

Bonsai bank kent. It was windy cold and not too sunny but i was optimistic. Finding orchids in kent. Posts about bonsai bank written by steve parr. My old friend adrian fowles wrote recently from ynys môn after a week s holiday well as a national weevil recorder it was a weevil hunt on the downs and woodlands of east kent which included a day out together in the great swathe of woodlands at denge near chilham.

Parking at the roadside pull in at tr099501 and walking nne along the track into the wood the small reserve of bonsai bank was reached on the left hand side of the track at tr105511. It s 50 miles from longfield but in a lovely part of kent next to the wye valley. The forestry commission own the majority of the woodland but the woodland trust also own a substantial portion with the remainder being privately owned. Discover the warren which is former chalk grassland with scrubby habitat the calcareous soils here means that there is a special range of species.

Another part of the wood is a nature reserve known as bonsai bank due to the unsuccessful crop of rather stunted conifers growing there. To be honest it didn t look too good. This small scrubby clearing contained good numbers of duke of burgundys 200 lady orchids 50 early purple orchids and a single. On sunday i popped up to bonsai bank at denge woods in kent and found my first ever duke of burgandy butterflies after failing to find them there last year.

Welcome to lee verhorevoort bonsai lv bonsai is the biggest bonsai tree nursery in kent with close links to the m25 m2 m20 a20 and a2 road networks. Another part of the wood is an area of chalk grassland known as bonsai bank due to the unsuccessful crop of rather stunted conifers growing there. Kissing gate entrance to the bonsai bank this kissing gate leads into a special area within denge wood managed by the woodland trust this area is home to a colony of rare butterflies the duke of burgundy. There is a small car park on penny pot lane the road between eggringe wood and denge wood and various paths lead into the forest from here.

Denge wood and bonsai bank june 02 2019 southeast england and in particular kent is known to have strong orchid populations including some species that are rare in britain. Butterflies butterflies insect kent by neil ukwildlife may 21 2013 1 comment. A large woodland complex situated on high ground dissected by several dry valleys. This butterfly is one of the fastest.

The nursery is a 30 minute drive from london 40 minutes from gatwick 1 hour from the south coast or ten minutes from bluewater. Seen from the footpath from garlinge green to penny pot lane near buckholt barn. View in google maps. It boasts many wild flowers characteristic of its chalky soils and a good variety of butterflies including the scarce and grandly named duke of burgundy fritillary.