North Downs Way News Today

Previously known as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, these spectacular spots attract just a fraction of the crowds of National Parks

National Landscapes – previously AONBs – present the chance to explore spectacular scenery with a fraction of the crowds of National Parks

In the frequent absence of detailed written evidence, theories about the origins of these horses, crosses and well-endowed giants abound

A body has been recovered after talented runner Edward Catmur was reported missing in the North Pennines area of northern England on New Year’s Eve.

How hard is it? 5½ miles; easy; downland tracks and field paths

In a strange incident, a mysterious totem pole has appeared in South England.

The inscribed sculpture appeared on the North Downs Way at a nature reserve in the village of Capel-le-Ferne, between Folkestone and Dover.

A mysterious totem pole has appeared on a popular coastal path in south-east England, leaving locals speculating as to who is responsible for it. The 8ft wooden pole, inscribed with the name of the Baltic god of thunder Perkunas, has been erected on the clifftops on the North Downs Way in Kent, between Folkestone and Dover. Kent Wildlife Trust is in the process of applying to Dover district council for retrospective planning permission to keep the new Capel-Le-Ferne nature reserve artwork up, bu...

Historians and local people ponder presence of 8ft pole after appeal to find artist unsuccessful

Dover District Council has asked Kent Wildlife Trust to seek retroactive planning permission if it wishes to keep ‘Perkūnas the Pole’. But they don't know who created it