Restoring the River Dour

Event Date: 25/02/2026 17:30 - 18:30

How much do you know about the River Dour? The challenges it faces? The wildlife that calls it home?

Join us for a FREE, informal, one hour talk exploring the River Dour and how restoring chalk streams can help nature and local communities thrive.

Hear from Environment Agency expert, Michael Green, as he explains how rivers have changed, why it matters and what can be done to improve them.

This FREE event is suitable for riparian owners, people looking to learn more about river restoration or those interested in their local environment.

Refreshments provided.

Please arrive in time for a prompt 5.30 pm start.

Meeting Point: Kearsney Abbey Tea Rooms
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Parking: There is ample parking available at the Kearsney Abbey Main Car Park. Blue Badge parking is available behind the cafe.

Toilets: There are toilets available on site, including a Changing Places Toilet.

Accessibility: We are pleased to announce that this event is fully wheelchair accessible.

Event Location - River Dour

The River Dour is a chalk stream which flows from Kearsney to Dover docks. The chalk stream habitat of the Dour is globally rare and the crystal-clear waters support an abundance of wildlife.

The river is easily accessible from Dover town centre and is a ten-minute walk from Dover Priory train station. The four mile signposted ‘River Dour Greenway’ trail follows the river from sea to source as it passes through the town of Dover and ends at the village of Temple Ewell. The river can also be easily accessed while visiting Pencester Gardens in Dover and Kearsney Abbey and Russell Gardens in Kearsney.

Find out more about our Heritage Lottery funded project Our Finest Dour, which set out to raise awareness of the importance of the River Dour. An overview of the project is here.

The Kent Downs National Landscape funded Dour to Downs project is now underway, continuing on the work from Our Finest Dour but adding new elements. To find out more please email riverdour@dover.gov.uk