KRAG members active in the ‘Adders in Decline’ project visited Folkestone Warren on Sunday.  In the distant past the area is know to have supported a strong adder population but there is a dearth of recent records.  
The KRAG visit was at the invitation of the White Cliffs project that will be restoring the habitat to chalk grassland and then maintaining it by extensive grazing with feral goats.  Before that happens there will need to be substantial removal of invasive plants such as Budlea and Japanese Knot weed as well as other scrub.
The walk through the Warren was magical, helped a lot by bright sunshine.  From the accompanying pictures you can see KRAG members in a glade of ferns and walking through the grassland area against the cliffs.  In the medium term, KRAG will be helping the White Cliffs Countryside Project by generating reptile records for the site and advising on reptile sensitive management.  Before long there will be a KRAG field event to help start the recording effort – so that’s something to watch out for!