Access & Recreation

Home MVCP want to help people get the best out of enjoying their countryside. This can be through improving access to existing public rights of way, with projects such as the Medway Valley Walk, or by leading guided walks.

Land Managers' Pack

This is an exciting new collaboration between Kent's Countryside Management Partnerships and the Kent Downs AONB. The pack is web-based and offers access to expert help and advice on the best ways to manage many different landscape features for people and wildlife. It also helps you to carry out an assessment of their land and its resources.

 

You can either view the pack online, or download it in relevant sections.

Riverside Communities Project

The Riverside Communities Project has achieved a lot in the last year, there has been a whole range of events and activities such as story telling, walks, photography workshops, art sessions and sculpture making – all linked to the river.  Volunteers have been collecting information about the history of the river, and we have developed recommended walk leaflets and spotter guides for children. Click on the images below to download a free guide.

              

Photography competition

Earlier in the year we ran the River View photography Competition along the River Medway.  We had nearly 100 entries and there were some brilliant pictures, here's just a selection.

                        Ann Harrison - Waiting                                                                               George Elliot - Shades of spring

            John Donald - Barming - Teston                  Pru Fledgling - Huath          Valerie Shirley - East lock

Medway Valley Walk

This major on-going project seeks to improve access for all sections of the public along this existing footpath. Over the next couple of years we will be improving the route all the way from Tonbridge to Maidstone. This will enable more people to enjoy the route, for example by installing kissing gates in place of stiles where feasible.

River Medway at East Farleigh & Teston Bridge