Description
Creteway Down is a vital link between the important wildlife sites of Folkestone Downs and Folkestone Warren (please see our separate listing on both for more details) and part of it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest of European importance for wildlife, especially orchids. There are several orchids on the Down, including a colony of early spider orchids (inset picture) which is growing due to the grazing on the Down. Lots of wildflowers can be seen in the ancient chalk grassland, and the North Downs Way national trail follows the crest of the hill of the Down and is said to have had this footpath for six thousand years, and early Mesolithic pottery has been found on Creteway Down.
Visitors can also see the Coccoliths sculpture (pictured) by artist Tim Clapcott and were inspired by the shape of the tiny skeletons (called coccoliths) that make up the chalk.
Picture Credit: whitecliffscountryside.org.uk
