There
are over sixty Public Rights
of Way throughout the Parish.
Only eight are bridleways or byways
permitting horse-riding.
See map board next to Chartham Station,
copies of this map are available from Kent
County Council.
The
North Downs Way Long Distance Path crosses
Chartham Hatch from Chilham to Canterbury,
sometimes following the route of the
Pilgrims Way.
The
Stour Valley Walk crosses the parish
from the Old Wye Lane to Milton Bridge.
A surfaced riverside stretch, suitable
for wheel-chairs and push-chairs, has
been created starting by the bridge
next to the main entrance to the Paper
Mill.
Footpath
walks are organised monthly and two
sets of walk cards have been published
and are on sale at local shops, Doctor’s
Surgeries and Canterbury Tourist Information
Centre, priced at 75p a set of 4 cards.
FOOTPATH
ADOPTERS
The
Parish Council endeavours to keep the
Public Rights of Way clear and free
from hazards with assistance of a team
of Footpath Adopters. Footpath Adopters
volunteer to walk a Public Right of
Way at least once a month. Volunteers
are always welcome and appreciated.
Enquiries
to Mrs.
V. M.
Litten,
2 The
Hyde,
Bolts
Hill,
Chartham.
Tel.No.01227 731343.
FOOTPATH WALKS
Walks
are organised by the Footpaths Committee
of the Parish Council, usually once
a month on a Sunday afternoon. Date,
time and starting point are advertised
in the Parish Magazine and on village
notice boards.
Enquiries
to Mrs. V. M. Litten, 2 The Hyde,
Bolts Hill, Chartham.
Tel.No. 01227 731343.
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TREES
IN A CONSERVATION AREA
Did
you know that in a Conservation Area
it is an offence to fell or prune trees
with a stem diameter greater than 75mm
at 1.5M above the ground, without first
contacting Canterbury City Council,
Countryside Section - Tel: 01227 862178?
This
includes trees in private gardens.
There
are exemptions for the removal of dead
trees and branches but Canterbury City
Council should still be advised of
the proposed work.
Conservation
Areas have been created to help preserve
the character and local distinctiveness
of parishes taking into consideration
landscape and architectural and historical
features. Trees play a major role in
identifying such areas.
It
is sad to report that recently there
has been indiscriminate and irresponsible
felling of trees within Chartham's
Conservation Area.
If
you would like more information on
Conservation Areas please pick up a
leaflet from Shalmsford Street Post
Office or from The Clerk to the Parish
Council, the Parish Office, The Village
Hall, (formerly Arjo Wiggins Mill Social
Club), Station Road, Chartham CT4 7JA
- Tel: 01227 738110.
WOODLANDS
Bigbury
Wood
Adjoins
Chartham Hatch on the Harbledown Boundary.
Just over this border is Bigbury Camp,
an Iron Age Fort where it is believed
Caesar fought the Ancient Britons in
54 BC. The North Downs Way passes through
the wood.
Denge
Forest
Lies
to the south of the Parish, adjoining
the Parishes of Chilham and Petham.
There are many Public Rights of Way
through the woods, as well as Forestry
Commission Tracks. The Woodland Trust
manages a portion of the woods.
Denstead
Wood
This
is to the North West of Chartham Hatch.
Through the wood there is one Public
Footpath which crosses the Parish Boundary
with Dunkirk. Near this boundary the
River Cranburne rises and flows through
the wood and Denstead Farm, finally
joining the River Stour near White
Hall Farm on the outskirts of Canterbury.
Hunstead
Wood (Including Nickle & Fright
Woods, Chartham Hatch)
These
are ancient woods with an old sunken
road through to Lower Ensden. There
are no Public Rights of Way. Kent Wildlife
Trust has recently acquired part of
this woodland.
Larkey
Valley Wood
This
was formerly in the Parish of Thanington
Without. The Parish Boundaries were
changed in 1987, resulting in a portion
of the wood falling within the Parish
of Chartham. In December 1988 a beech
tree was planted and a hornbeam pollarded
to mark this new boundary.
This
ancient woodland was given to Canterbury
City Council in 1932 by the Mayor,
Alderman Frank Hooker, in order that “it
should be reserved to the public for
ever”. Management is controlled
by Canterbury City Council.
There
are several Public Rights of Way, tracks,
and marked trails through the wood.
Bakers
Wood
Is
situated between Rentain Road and Woodside
Avenue in Bakers Lane. It was leased
by the Parish Council from Canterbury
City Council in 1995 on a 99 year lease
as a Centenary Community Woodland Project
to celebrate 100 years of Parish Councils.
Management
is co-ordinated by the Kentish Stour
Countryside Project in partnership
with the Parish Council.
The
aim of the Council is to restore a
neglected piece of woodland to a pleasant
amenity for the village. With community
help they have cleared paths, improved
access and kept the wood free of rubbish.
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