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The Pines Calyx – Carbon-Negative Regenerative Venue & Organic Garden Hub, Kent
The Pines Calyx
Location
United Kingdom
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St Margaret’s Bay, Dover, United Kingdom
The Pines Calyx, Beach Road, St Margaret’s Bay, Dover, UK
Project Details
The Pines Calyx is a carbon-negative venue within six acres of organic gardens in Kent. Built with cradle-to-cradle design and passive-house principles, it functions as a regenerative hub where community, ecology, and design converge. Surrounded by edible gardens, water features, and walking paths, it offers a place to gather, learn, and reconnect with nature.
To demonstrate how buildings and landscapes can actively restore ecosystems while providing spaces for education, collaboration, and wellbeing.
Inspire community gathering through sustainable design, ecological stewardship, and connection to nature
Classification
Tours, Volunteer
Community Regeneration & Resilience Building, Education, Nature-Based Wellbeing & Eco-Spiritual Health, Reforestation, Traditional Crafts & Cultural Heritage
1.6 ha
Links
https://baytrust.org.uk
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Location and bioregion map
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Temperate maritime
Chalky and loamy soils with good drainage, enriched through organic mulches and compost
Red foxes, deer, frogs, badgers, ducks, wading birds, songbirds, butterflies; beech and oak with bramble understory
Part of the White Cliffs of Dover landscape; supports moderate biodiversity and migratory birds
Drains into local chalk streams and the English Channel; on-site wetlands and ponds enhance water retention
~50–100 m; steep chalk slopes descending to sea
Local community, eco-tourists, and visitors engage in sustainable design and gardening.
Recognises local Kentish communities and the cultural heritage of the White Cliffs
Integrates organic gardening, composting, recycling, and natural predator control
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