The Dungeness Sanctuary

Abstract

DUNGENESS Promontory, famous amongst bird-lovers as the last refuge of the Kentish plover and the home of the stone-curlew and many other interesting shore-birds, is the only remaining natural and undisturbed area of any size on the south-east coast of Great Britain. A year or two ago, the key position of the area was threatened by the building contractor, and it was saved by the sacrifice of Mr. R. B. Burrowes, a retired teacher, formerly in the Electrical Department of Liverpool Technical College. Mr. Burrowes obtained an option upon the site at a cost of £5,585, which meant the selling or mortgaging of the whole of his possessions. The Committee of the Dungeness Preservation Fund is anxious to refund at least £1,740 of this amount, so that the donor may regain possession of certain bonds and securities lodged by him at his bank as security for a loan, without which he could not have made the original advance. He will still be out of pocket to the extent of £3,845, but he lives on a slender pension of £138 a year, gratified that his sacrifice has saved a valuable corner of England for the future. Any contribution towards the special sum now being raised will be gratefully received by the Manager, Lloyds Bank, Canterbury.