Milton Creek Country Park has unveiled a summer programme of free wildlife walks and family activities across its 128 acres. The Friends of Milton Creek run the sessions, which range from recording birds and insects to an after‑dark search for glow worms.
Two Nature Recording Walks take place on Sunday, 19 July and Sunday, 16 August, each running from 9:30am to 12:30pm and starting at the Gas Road entrance. Volunteers guide participants through using the iRecord platform to log species, and no previous knowledge is needed. A Glow Worm Walk on 8 August begins at 8:30pm from Green Porch Close and follows the Creek edge until 10:30pm. Booking for that evening event is through Eventbrite. On 11 August, a Frisbee Golf and Cornhole Games morning runs from 10am to 1pm, with a suggested £5 donation per family of four, again booked via Eventbrite.
The park, Sittingbourne’s largest green space, sits on a former landfill between Milton Regis and Kemsley that closed in the early 1970s. Remediation funded by the Homes and Communities Agency and Kent County Council turned the site into a country park, and the Friends group formed in 2011 now manages the land under a five‑year ecological plan. Residents who attend the Nature Recording Walks may spot nationally rare species such as the Nightingale and the Shrill Carder Bee.
At the newly completed Space@MiltonCreek hub, PC 13369 Jez Chittim holds monthly Kent Police surgeries from 1pm to 2pm. The next drop‑ins fall on 18 August, 15 September and 13 October, giving neighbours a regular chance to raise concerns directly with the beat officer.
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