Chalk landscape expert Guillaume will lead a short walk along the Darent valley from Eynsford to Farningham.

Chalk valleys and their associated down lands in southern England are exceptionally rich ecosystems, supporting up to 40 plant species in a single square metre. These areas are characterised by thin, nutrient-poor alkaline soils, specialised, colourful flora, and a variety of unique, often rare, butterflies.

Starting from The Space at The Riverside club, Riverside , Eynsford, Guillaume will lead a fact finding and educational walk discussing the typical look of a chalk Grassland area and hopefully encountering some rare chalk plants on the way like pyramidal, bee, man and rare early spider orchid, Kidney vetch, wild thyme, salad burnet, squinancy wort, fairy flax, carline thistle, field scabious, and viper’s bugloss.

Eynsford in Bloom will also have a table at The Space to introduce people to the chalk landscape’s flora and fauna with a game of plant sudoku.

Meet at the Space, Riverside Club, Riverside