Hidden gems - Nature preserves in Chatham, United Kingdom not to miss (Updated November, 2023)

Hidden gems: Nature preserves in Chatham

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Chatham. This list contains 295 places from Nature preserve category.

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Cucknell's Wood

Nature preserve

👍👍 An ancient woodland with a circular trail and spectacular spring flowers including bluebells. There is a car park and information board.

5.00 (10 reviews) (~79.68 km from centre)

Great cornard, historic oak

Nature preserve

👍👍 As a new resident of Sudbury, I was delighted to visit this lovely place with a friend. There's so many local nice scenic walks and nature, but this was very special. After a short walk up a mild slope you have some good views to enjoy. There's lots of lovely bird song and the bluebells were out, as...

5.00 (10 reviews) (~68.42 km from centre)

Herrings Point

Nature preserve

👍👍 Mmmm much beauty

5.00 (6 reviews) (~35.73 km from centre)

Little Haven Nature Reserve

Nature preserve

5.00 (5 reviews) (~17.46 km from centre)

King's Wood

Nature preserve

👍👍 The place to see bluebells when in season. The wood is a hidden gem, not too busy and easy to navigate. It takes around 1hr to walk around the circumference, so it's not the biggest of woods but there is also plenty of space nearby to explore (the closed golf course and the cricket green). Good f...

5.00 (5 reviews) (~44.72 km from centre)

Worth Forest

Nature preserve

👍👍 Gorgeous woodland. Disgusted to hear the owners are planning on selling it to Centre Parcs for a huge development plan. Woodland like this incredibly precious and already/ increasingly rare and home to many dependant species.

5.00 (5 reviews) (~62.42 km from centre)

Lion Creek and Lower Raypits

Nature preserve

5.00 (5 reviews) (~26.72 km from centre)

Firle Beacon

Nature preserve

👍👍 An amble up Firle Beacon in the South Downs of southern England. It is 217 metres high and is a Marilyn. It commands a far-reaching view and has a trig pointed summit.

4.90 (114 reviews) (~72.25 km from centre)

Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Quiet Pleasant Beautiful walking area with several chairs to rest on. The best place to go for a walk and a sit when the sun is shining. I think it is the most comfortable nature park in Brighton. You can also walk down to the beach for a stroll, the view at low tide is superb.

4.90 (41 reviews) (~80.64 km from centre)

Castle Hill NNR

Nature preserve

👍👍 What an amazing variety of plants, we were blown away by the colour and variety. The butterflies and beetles. It was nice and peaceful too. There were plenty of pyramidal orchids and common spotted orchids. Loved the sea of oxeye daisys. The path ways are clearly marked and several smaller pathways...

4.90 (17 reviews) (~76.71 km from centre)

The Rush

Nature preserve

👍👍 Lovely little stream, recently cleaned up. It is technically a "fish pass" to allow fish from below the Mill Pond weir to connect with those above.

4.90 (15 reviews) (~92.26 km from centre)

CHILTERNS NATURE - THE HALE END, WENDOVER WOODS

Nature preserve

4.90 (11 reviews) (~96.4 km from centre)

South Norwood Country Park Lake

Nature preserve

4.90 (10 reviews) (~43.16 km from centre)

Lewes Downs

Nature preserve

4.90 (8 reviews) (~70.88 km from centre)

Queens Mere, Wimbledon Common

Nature preserve

👍👍 This place is so cool to explore by biking.

4.90 (7 reviews) (~55.81 km from centre)

RSPB Blean Woods

Nature preserve

👍👍 Well marked trails with variety of distances, peaceful walk, beautiful tress. Added the map photos because it was hard to find this info online and it was also really useful to see the adjoining public footpaths since I didn't drive there.

4.80 (137 reviews) (~35.54 km from centre)

Castle Hill Local Nature Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Free parking and miles of lovely walks along the cliff top nature reserve.

4.80 (136 reviews) (~79.06 km from centre)

East Mersea Flats Nature Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful place no matter when you go even if its grey, cold and miserable everywhere else!

4.80 (112 reviews) (~51.46 km from centre)

Peacehaven Cliffs

Nature preserve

👍👍 Breathtaking views!! There are few benches towards the houses area. Very picturesque. Excellent place for a sunset. Little walk downstairs with a concrete boardwalk available, well maintained, built recently I think, but steep stairs.

4.80 (96 reviews) (~79.79 km from centre)

Rockery Pond

Nature preserve

👍👍 Peaceful and well looked after rockery, a beautiful place for sitting and watching the world go by. Hearing the birds in the trees and listening to the waterfalls.

4.80 (74 reviews) (~81.34 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Nature preserves in Chatham, United Kingdom