In 1954, General Post Office (GPO) engineers while digging a cable trench past the Hospital, cut through a Saxon grave and also recovered a late 6th century silver gilt square headed brooch and parts of a bronze howl.

[11] It is situated on the edge of the North Downs and a portion of the wood (on the northern boundary) in the park, is part of Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The chalk grassland are used as grazing for farm animals, but some were left to naturalise into wildflower meadows after the park was formed, these grasslands were cleared of scrub to allow the rare chalk land plants and animals to re-establish including the Musk Orchid, and Chalkhill Blue butterfly.

Chapel Orchard has over 150 varieties of apple, pear, plum, cherry and cob nut tree.

Includes apple varieties such as "Kentish Fillibasket" (1820)[14] and "Golden Pippin" (1629) [15] are at the top end of the orchard.

[16] In addition there are horse grazing paddocks [17] Head south from the A296 (between Dartford and the A2 to Gravesend), down Gore Road.