Trosley Country Park
One of the Kent Country Parks, Trosley sits on the top of the Downs with incredible views across much of Kent, the Weald and the rest of the Downs.
Trosley Country Park
One of the Kent Country Parks, Trosley sits on the top of the Downs with incredible views across much of Kent, the Weald and the rest of the Downs. Trosley has great facilities for a family visit, with a play area, visitor centre and accessible nature trails, and it is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which is home to rare Chalk grassland species including the Musk Orchid and Chalkhill Blue butterfly.
Trosley was originally farmed by Neolithic people over 5,000 years ago, around the same time that two nearby Geosites, Kit’s Coty and Coldrum Long Barrow, were created.
Coldrum Long Barrow is only a couple of miles walk away from Trosley so you can easily visit two Geosites in one day!
About Geosites
Geosites are sites of geological interest across the aspiring UNESCO Cross-Channel Global Geopark, where people can visit and interact with our geological heritage. This wide range of sites will offer varying opportunities and values including cultural, heritage, scientific, educational, and aesthetic.
About the aspiring UNESCO Cross-Channel Global Geopark
Hundreds of thousands of years ago a catastrophic flood swept away the chalk ridge connecting Dover and Calais, carving out the white cliffs of Dover and starting Britain’s history as an island.
Did you know the Kent and French coasts are actually still connected today by the layer of chalk which runs below the Channel?
In celebration of the chalk and the channel, we are working to secure UNESCO Cross-Channel Global Geopark status for the Kent Downs National Landscape together with our neighbouring protected landscape in France; the Parc Naturel Regional des Caps et Marais d’Opale.
The Geopark will include both the protected landscapes and the Channel connecting them, recognising and celebrating the geological connection between us.
