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One would assume that anyone choosing to go for a walk would be a lover of the countryside and treat it with respect. Sadly, litter can still be found in places where only the walker is likely to go. It is not only unsightly, but can cause injury to wildlife and farm animals. So please be scrupulous and leave no litter, but instead help make the countryside even more attractive by removing any rubbish you find. A plastic bag is useful for packing it away. Maybe then walkers will put to shame those few farmers who discard fertiliser bags that become snagged in hedgerow and ditch, or who leave items of once-expensive machinery to rust in a field.

Chilham is one of Kent’s most attractive villages (Walk 34)

Footpaths

Please remember that most footpaths cross private land – be that farmland or historic estate. But a public right of way is just that; it forms part of the Queen’s highway and is subject to the same protection in law as other highways. However, footpaths may not always be clearly evident on the ground, in which case I trust directions in this guidebook will enable you to follow the correct route without difficulty. Where paths lead through growing crops, please walk in single file to avoid damaging that crop or trespassing. Treat fields of grass as you would those of ripening wheat, and always use stiles or gates where provided to cross hedges, walls and fences, and after use refasten any gates found closed.