Located within the ownership of Thanet District Council, the Dane Valley Woods that you see today is a very different place from what it once was: a former landfill site, mostly comprised of building rubble. The landfill had been closed and capped in the 1990s, but it wasn't until 2003 that the volunteer group was formed with a vision to create a community woodland. Over the years, they’ve made remarkable progress, planting over 6,700 native trees and helping the site to develop various habitats, including grassland, wildflower meadows, mown glades, and bramble/scrub.