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Capstone Farm Country Park
Capstone Farm Country Park covers 114 hectares of former
farmland set on the North Downs. There is a variety of habitats
within the park, including ancient woodlands, old orchards, a
freshwater lake, meadows and hedgerows. The park is typical of the
rolling landscape of the North Downs and many of the woods and
hedgerows are hundreds of years old.
The woodlands are managed in the traditional manner of
coppicing. Examples of this can be seen throughout the park, in
particular at Drow Hill Wood. Coppicing creates a wide diversity of
age in the trees and encourages a greater variety of wildlife to
inhabit the wood. The grasslands are still farmed with cattle
grazing some fields.
Hay meadows are cut in summer once the wealth of meadow
wildflowers has set seed.
Park facilities
Facilities at the park include:
- an accessible visitor centre with toilets;
- an education room;
- a cafe;
- children's play areas;
- picnic facilities;
- a youth hostel nearby (phone 01634
400788);
- a ranger
service;
- an events programme for adults and
children;
- fishing lake (a day ticket is
required);
- car and coach
parking;
- a 2.8 mile (4.5km) horse riding
trail; .
- a cycle trail
- a 6.2 mile (10km) running track
- a walking and running track
- a public telephone.
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What's on outdoors
Visit What's On to find out what is
going on at
Capstone Farm Country Park.
You can also check out other outdoor
activities in Medway, including
guided walks and
volunteer opportunities.
Use the A to Z
listing of events if you know what you're looking for.
Green Flag
Award
Capstone Farm Country Park has received a Green
Flag Award, the national standard for quality parks and green
spaces. Winners are judged to be welcoming and well-maintained,
with the support and involvement of the local community.
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