Access: from Military Road, near the City Council
offices, turn down Chaucer Road, then follow the Stour Valley Walk. GR
160583.
On the outskirts of Canterbury, this large open area of
grassland and scrub can be enjoyed by the public along the waymarked Stour
Valley Walk or the Sustrans cycle track. The grassland is unimproved
and therefore very valuable, with a large area protected by law as a Site
of Special Scientific Interest.
Scrubby areas of gorse and hawthorn provide nesting and
feeding sites for a wide variety of birds, including nightingales, meadow
pipits, linnets and turtle doves. There is also a pond where kingfishers
have been seen. On the higher, more open parts of the site, the views of
Canterbury Cathedral and nearby countryside are excellent. One word of
warning: Old Park is owned by the Ministry of Defence and is used as a
training area, so please keep to marked footpaths at all times.
More information: KSCP
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