Landscape record TR 24 SE 179 - Bushy Ruff

Summary

Bushy Ruff, Alkham Road, Kearsney was bought in 1974, and is managed by the White Cliffs Countryside Project as a conservation and recreational area.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2793 4370 (774m by 559m)
Map sheet TR24SE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish TEMPLE EWELL, DOVER, KENT

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Bushy Ruff, Alkham Road, Kearsney was bought in 1974, and is managed by the White Cliffs Countryside Project as a conservation and recreational area.
Bushy Ruff is a conservation and recreation area of unknown size created on land purchased in 1974 and laid out as a country park. There is a lake formed in 1794 to service a nearby paper mill. Tree planting dating back to 1825, specimens of beech, cedar yew and Sequoiodendron giganteum date from the original garden, was originally associated with the house, now a nursing home. The park is adjacent to Russell Gardens (see separate description).

The lake created in 1794 to service a paper mill, the lake is now home to a variety of waterfowl and aquatic plants.

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Record last edited

Sep 7 2011 1:15PM