Milton Creek Country Park is Sittingbourne’s largest new green space, it is a jewel, a tranquil oasis for wildlife, hidden from the world by a screen of industrial and residential development that hems it on three sides. The park is open at its northern end to Milton Creek, a shallow tidal inlet running north-east from Sittingbourne to join the Swale at Elmley Reach. The 128 acres of former landfill site offers a large natural play area, a community events space and now, “Space”, a new community and education hub built by the Friends of Milton Creek and funded by the Milton Creek Country Park Trust. “Space” is available for hire by voluntary and community groups as well as private and public sector organisations at very competitive rates.
There is an extensive network of paths through areas of different meadow, scrub and aquatic habitats that are home to many hundreds of animal species, some such as the Nightingale and the Shrill Carder Bee, are very rare and of national or international importance. There is a 5 year management plan detailing the work that is being done to encourage ecological diversity. More details about the all the species of flora and fauna that have been recorded in the park can be found here.
A map, directions and information about access and car parking can be found here.
