Bluebells How to find us This park is well-known for its Trosley Country Park is open daily colourful displays of bluebells (except Christmas Day) from 8:30am until dusk. in the springtime. Contact: History and facilities Trosley Country Park, Waterlow Road, Vigo, Green Woodpecker Kent DA13 0SG Trosley The green woodpecker can be Trosley Country Park, once part of the Trosley Tel/Fax: 01732 823570 seen in the park, as can the lesser Towers Estate, covers 170 acres of beautiful Email: [email protected] and greater spotted woodpeckers, woodland and chalk downland on the North Web: www.kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks tawny owls and sparrowhawks. Downs. It is home to a rich variety of wildlife. By car MEOPHAM Grassland Wonders Vigo HARVEL Bluebell Café Signposted off A227 Part of the park is a Site of Special FAIRSEAT Village the A227 A20 Scientific Interest (SSSI), mainly The café serves drinks and refreshments daily Trosley throughout the year. The café is open from between Meopham M20 2 M20 due to the chalk grassland slopes. WROTHAM 10am to 3pm in the winter months and from and Wrotham. 2A A20 A20 These areas were created by early M26 A25 settlers who cleared woodland to 9.30am until 4pm during the summer. By bus graze livestock. Special Events The Arriva bus service 308 runs, Monday- Friday, In later years, the grassland was from Bluewater to Sevenoaks stopping at For our special events programme visit our left to scrub over as the grazing of Trosley Country Park. website or pick up the dedicated programme livestock moved to the richer For enquiries tel: Traveline 0871 200 22 33. leaflets from the foyer for details. pastures of the Weald. The By train grassland now supports a range of wild flowers and a fabulous array of Unlimited Parking The nearest stations are Meopham (4.8 miles,

Enjoy unlimited parking at all Kent Country 7.7 km) and Borough Green (3.6 miles, 5.8 km). 01622 605368 23781/BS butterflies each summer, including ( the Chalkhill Blue and the rare Parks with our annual season ticket. Both are served by the 308 Arriva bus and taxis. Design

For rail enquiries call . & Musk Orchid. For further details, call 08458 247600. 08457 48 49 50 This leaflet is available in other formats and County Print can be explained in other languages. Tel: 08458 247 600 naturally, a great day out (Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm). managed by Print

For further details on the park and its facilities visit: www.kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks Trosley Country Park has held www.kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks When you have finished with this leaflet please recycle it. a Green Flag Award since 2007 Welcome to Trosley Country Park

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W K O L H O A O TE Woodland Walk DLAND W Horse Route RSE ROU 2.5 miles, 4 km Event Area Experience woodland and chalk grassland terrain Downs Wood This is a flat waymarked route through the woodland along the horse route. This includes a mixture of flat taking in part fo the North Downs Way. This route waymarked routes, steep descents and climbs, and gives far-reaching views of the Weald below with incorporates part of the Pilgrim’s Way. seats and woodland sculptures along the way. Little Pell It extends the full length of the park, but you can take Great Wood Taylors Lane short-cuts at several places, making shorter circular Great Pell walks possible. Careful cyclists may use this trail. Field Butchers Wood

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D O IL W RA Downland Trail NLAND T Six O’clock 2 miles, 3.2 km plus 2 miles, 3.2 km extension Field This trail is a steep, hilly walk across the chalk Pilgrims Way downland, incorporating part of the North Downs Way. North Downs During spring and summer, the downs are full of Quarry Way Field wildflowers. In the autumn and winter, the paths can Get out and about and explore be slippery. You should allow an hour to complete the Trosley Country Park using one route and a further hour if you wish to add the Pinesfield Lane extension loop. of the waymarked routes. U CO NTR Y Y Walks to the wider countryside LE P S A O R K R T There are have three waymarked walks from Trosley

TR L O AI Trosley Trail SLEY TR Country Park, which go out into the surrounding 1.5 miles, 2.4 km, incorporating the Trim Trail countryside and explore some of the many points of Woodland Walk Trosley Trail interest. The leaflets that accompany each walk have This route is part of the Woodland Walk. It has been (45 minutes) (Easy access and Trim Trail route) all the directions and additional information, plus an selected to provide walkers, buggies and wheelchair easy to follow map. Waymarking has been specially users with a flat surface for most of the route. However, Downland Trail Steps Parking Cycling designed for the routes and should be easy to follow. it is subject to seasonal changes in path condition, (1 hour) Copies of the leaflets are available in the visitor especially after periods of prolonged rain. Downland Trail Information View point Café centre, or from the Kent Country Parks website. The Trim Trail is designed for those people who want to Extension (1 hour) Please note: improve their fitness whilst walking or jogging through Toilets Picnic site Disabled toilets the park. Various equipment has been provided around Horse Route All the routes have hills, stiles and are subject to the route, along with full instructions of use at each seasonal changes in path surface, especially the exercise point. Careful cyclists may use this trail. Harvel Hike, which can be very muddy during the winter period.