North Downs Way Traditional Cache

Peene Quarry

Located on thye North Downs Way and in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Peene Quarry is home to a variety of rare flowers and insects.

Part of the Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest, the main feature of the site is the large area of chalk grassland on the steep-sided slopes.

In Summer the grassland is covered with rare flowers and herbs, including cowslip, vetches, thyme, rock rose and a range of orchids. These plants attract butterflies such as the common and chalkhill blues; blue and green hairstreak; marbled whites; and the, nationally scarce, adonis blue.

In total, 45 nationally rare or scarce insects are found within this area.

• North Downs Way at Peene Quarry Picnic Site
• Half Pint at Pegwell Bay Country Park
• Duck Heaven at Grove Ferry Picnic Site