The 12 walks of christmas at Grenham Bay

Join us on our fourth walk of christmas as part of our December series of walks, the 12 walks of christmas. As the name suggests throughout December we will be leading a total of 12 walks for the countdown to christmas. These walks will take place along our coastline between Whitstable and Pegwell Bay and each walk will be in dedication of a member of the daring dozen that usually calls it home. Please note we can not guarantee we will see the bird that the walk is in honour off however we have made sure we have chosen locations where we have the best chance of seeing the chosen species. For this walk we will be putting a spotlight on the Grey Plover. Grenham Bay has a very distinctive natural chalk reef sea bed therefore it attracts a variety of species. For this walk we will be walking as the tide is going out which is a great opportunity to see waders flying in and feeding on the the exposed chalk reef. The route will consist of walking to Epple Bay where there are chances of seeing kingfishers, peregrine falcons and stonechats which have all been seen recently at the bay. We will then walk back towards Grenham Bay, here is where we should see a fair few of the daring dozen, in particular, brent geese, redshank and grey plover. Please note- due to tide times we have had to do this walk later in the day, meaning by 4pm it may start to get dark and chilly so please wrap up warm. We will be meeting by the van which will be on the promenade in our usual pitstop spot located at the bottom of the slope opposite Green road. There is free parking on Cliff road which is not far from the meeting point. If you google map Grenham Bay court, the closest slope to this location is how you get down to the promenade. Unfortunately there are no public toilets on this walk.