The reserve is open
All visitors to the nature reserve MUST follow this advice at all times.
Please could we ask all visitors to keep to the social distancing rules.
The Bargrove Road entrance, to the reserve, remains a one way system and should only be used to come into the reserve. To exit please use the Netley Close entrance
“Maidstone’s Hidden Gem”
Vinters Valley Nature Reserve is a local wildlife oasis tucked away between the Vinters Park and Grove Green housing estates.
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FOOTPATH REOPENED!
Following a few weeks of hard work by our wonderful volunteers the steps next to the crematorium land are now open. All the steps and handrails which were demolished when the large beech tree was felled in the February storms have now been replaced.
Please be mindful that these are narrow steps with no passing places. Social distancing still needs to be observed, so please check that no one is coming in the opposite direction to the direction you are travelling, before you descend or ascend the steep steps.
We Need YOUR Support!
Vinters Valley Nature Reserve is NOT run by any council, but by a group of dedicated local volunteers, who have formed a registered charity called the “Vinters Valley Park Trust”.
To keep the nature reserve open, as a space for the whole community to enjoy we need your money and support.
You can financially support the nature reserve in a number of ways.
Please click here to find out how you can support us
ANNOUNCEMENTS
COVID-19 & BARGROVE ROAD ENTRANCE
The reserve remains open, but please could we ask all visitors to keep to the social distancing rules.
The Bargrove Road entrance, to the reserve, remains a one way system and should only be used to come into the reserve. To exit please use the Netley Close entrance
Many Thanks
NEXT Event AT Vinters Valley
The trustees of Vinters Valley Nature Reserve discussed the COVID-19 situation and after careful consideration agreed that all events organised and planned by the Vinters Valley Nature Reserve warden & management team will be postponed
We will be unable to hold any events in 2020
FIRST TIME VISIT TO THE RESERVE?
Following successful funding the many footpaths and features, found within the reserve, are now signposted and marked.
A copy of the reserve map, found on the notice boards and reserve leaflet, can be downloaded by clicking here
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