If you have any interesting photos of the Isle of Grain Coastal Park please send them to the email address graincoastalpark01@gmail.com so that we can publish them.
We do, once again, thank all those lovely people who litter pick as they wander along with the Whose Hoo volunteer sessions that are well attended. The weather has been so changeable lately that some jobs organised have had to be cancelled. Our guys continue to do as much as possible and Fred is constantly either emptying bins, removing damaged trees and clearing paths due to those will no concept of how their actions affect the users and the future of the area.
The map below has now been included and shows just how many bins there are available in the area we cover. They do include Medway Council bins available for use by all as they leave the coastal park and are also regularly emptied. Apologies for quality but is does show all bins available. To leave your rubbish on the foreshore - without even bothering to use any bins is fly tipping and costs money to remove. Grain Parish Council sponsor the removal of all rubbish cleared from the Coastal Park and is therefore an extra cost to them/Grain residents.
A tree down!
October 2024
What an amazing bunch of people - out in the cold and damp to rake up the arisings from our wild flower meadow cut - ready for next years display.
Again big thanks to all - including the youth who missed the photo op!
May 2024
The latest bin to be lost - found later in the water and retrieved - not sure if it can be re-used
February 2024
One of our favourite trees - hope it recoversOctober 2023
Phil and John and the rep from Tuckwell's - taking delivery - Happy Faces all round
OCTOBER 2022 - It's Fungi Season
SEPTEMBER 2022 - BLACKBERRIES! They are amazing this year - juicy and plump and plentiful. Mmmm apple and blackberry crumble, blackberry jam, blackberry sauce and I am sure very good for you and FREE. Ronnie Cordier took this tempting picture while out walking last week.
June 2022
If you go down to the woods today...... be careful. We had to call fire brigade and inform police of a blaze in a wooded area that local lads were stoking and throwing ‘capsules’ in to make them explode!
April - 2022
These lovely wild-flowers are blooming again, can you remember what they are called? (answer on this page if you scroll down!)
Spring blossom looking good! April 2022 (Photo by Kate Brooker)
Ronnie Cordier took these beautiful cobweb images recently (October 2021) - a sure sign of Autumn / Winter approaching
Flowers on the Foreshore May and June 2021
 Orange Tip Butterfly on Alexander Plant |  Yellow Cowslip |
 Meadow Daisies |  Meadow floral display |
We deliberately do not mow large areas of our Coastal Park during the summer months – this allows all our beautiful wild flowers to give a great display and helps our birds, insects and wildlife to thrive.
Can you spot any of the following this year?...
 Everlasting Pea |  Field Scabious |
 Marjoram |  Pyramidal Orchid |
 Ladies Bedstraw |  Self Heal, flourishes along Puma path, late spring through to early summer(photo courtesy J. Birdsey) |
 Giant Mushroom, top wood off Puma path |  Hypericum (St. John's wort), can be found along Puma path and on the battery, through the summer months. (photo courtesy J. Birdsey) |
 Spotted Marsh Orchid, this can be found along Puma path late spring. (photo courtesy J. Birdsey) |  Mallow |
Snowy Grain
