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Directions
Leave the M2 at junction 3 and follow the signs for Blue Bell
Hill village off the A229. Turn right at the end of the village
opposite the public house and the site entrance is on the left.
Located within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty, Blue Bell Hill Picnic Site offers magnificent panoramic
views over the Medway Valley.
The diversity of the landscape makes the site an ideal spot for
both walkers and picnickers.
The area forms part of the 10 kilometre stretch of chalk
escarpment between Wouldham and Detling that has been classified as
a Site of Special Scientific Interest. And it boasts a range of
terrain including woodland, scrub and chalk grassland.
There are a diverse number of rare plant species at the site.
Bulbous buttercup, salad burnet, hairy violet, meadow velching,
false brome grass, bee orchid, wood sage and wild strawberry are
all found in the area.
The rich plantlife supports a variety of insects, including
those typically found in chalk downland, such as dingy skipper;
grizzled skipper; chalk hill blue and brown argus butterflies.
The
North Downs Way passes along the northern edge of the site,
giving further opportunities to explore the Downs.
- The nearest train station is Chatham or Maidstone (5
miles).
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