Dog walking map
Monday, 24 September 2012
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Dog walking map

1. Gillingham, Starts at a free car park , follows the river , through a variety of path types , lots of places for pooch to wander around and explore , ends up at a café (Open Spring/Summer) with seating for a post-walk cuppa.
2. Crawley Buchan Park, Although it is little more than 2 miles to Buchan Country Park from Crawley town centre as the crow flies, it's easy to leave behind the hustle and bustle by exploring the 170 acres of woodland, heath and meadow.
The deep gullet (a former quarry created by the iron industry) along the length of reserve was formed by ironstone extraction, which exposed limestone banks. Where these are damp they provide an ideal home for hart’s-tongue-fern, while the clearer slopes have typical limestone flowers and occasional knapweed broomrape.
The large pond on the reserve is unusual as it lies over contrasting acid and calcareous soils, and supports a wide range of plant and insect life. Kingfishers are often seen here.
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