The 4 Villages' Conservation Society
Working to protect the built and natural environment within and around our lovely Kentish villages
Ickham ● Littlebourne ● Stodmarsh ● Wickhambreaux
Littlebourne
Littlebourne is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
Wickhambreaux
Wickhambreaux is a village and civil parish in the Canterbury district, in the county of Kent, England. The village is just off the A257 Sandwich Road, four miles east of the city of Canterbury.
Ickham
Ickham and Well is a mostly rural civil parish east of Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
The parish covers the villages of Ickham and Bramling just off the A257 Sandwich Road.
Stodmarsh
Stodmarsh is a small village in the civil parish of Wickhambreaux, in the Canterbury district, in east Kent, England. It is 5 miles to the east of Canterbury, overlooking the valley of the River Stour.
Location of the Four Villages
These iconic Kentish villages are located some four miles east of Canterbury and comprise Littlebourne, Wickhambreaux, Stodmarsh and Ickham. Map below. The Little Stour chalk stream links the first three.
Some examples of what we do
WE ARRANGE TALKS on a range of conservation topics relevant to our area. These are given by experts in their fields and are combined with social evenings giving everyone a chance to meet their neighbours, and to discuss local matters of shared interest.
WE ARRANGE VISITS to local places of interest such as farms, historic locations and places of environmental interest. We also undertake tree planting and other practical conservation projects such as the restoration of the telephone box and World War 2 ‘pill box’ in Wickhambreaux.
WE CAMPAIGN ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, both local and district-wide, taking a holistic and empirical approach to protecting our villages, waterways and countryside. A current key concern is the state of wastewater management in the villages, which is seriously impacting on residents and on the local environment, in particular, the Little Stour chalk stream.
WE SCRUTINISE PLANNING APPLICATIONS, help elicit local views and where appropriate, submit formal comments through Canterbury City Council’s Planning Portal. Our objective is to try and ensure that poorly considered development proposals that could impact on the existing built and natural environment, do not receive planning approval.
WE LIAISE with local and national conservation groups on environmental issues, and contribute to consultations, such as the Canterbury District Local Plan that affects so much of South Canterbury.
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WHY GET INVOLVED?
For a modest subscription fee you’ll be kept up to date on all our activities, helping preserve the beauty and heritage of the place in which we live. You’ll be able to help define our future programme and make suggestions for topics to discuss, visits to make and even projects that we might develop and undertake!