Chislehurst Bear Trail

Welcome to the Chislehurst Bear Trail. We hope you have lots of fun finding our bears!

The Chislehurst bear trail starts wherever you want along the trail and can be as long or as short as you have the energy for.  The whole trail starts at Elmstead Woods station and finishes at Chislehurst station after wending its way through Walden and Chislehurst Rec, past the Library, up the high street, around Belmont Open Space and Scadbury and then either via St Paul’s Cray Common and Pond Wood in Hawkwood or via the A222 to Chislehurst Station. 

There are short circuits in Chislehurst and Walden Recs, in Belmont Open Space and in Scadbury and you can also create your own trails linking the different areas.

You can download a PDF copy of the Chislehurst Bear Trail Map here to print at home.

Bear 1: The Gardening Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: clap.incomes.began   Start the bear...

Bear 2: The Fishing Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: plots.mobile.coffee   Note how he has...

Bear 3: The Bear Bench

What 3 Words Map Code: focus.young.moving   Note the memorial plaque...

Bear 4: The Welcome to Walden Rec Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: feel.refuse.happen   Walden Recreation Ground, together...

Bear 5: Bear in a Tree

What 3 Words Map Code: steps.comical.armed   Walden Recreation Ground,...

Bear 6: Bear in a Tree

What 3 Words Map Code: baking.puff.puzzle   Walden Recreation Ground,...

Bear 7: The Boating Bears

What 3 Words Map Code: sting.peanut.laser   These are the...

Bear 8: The Playground Bears

What 3 Words Map Code: hardly.than.discrepancy   Look very carefully...

Bear 9: Chislehurst Library Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: wiring.duke.faces   After stopping for...

Bear 10: JDM Estate Agents Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: bleak.waddled.hush   Find him on...

Bear 11: Lord of the Manor Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: evenly.called.smashes   Sydney stands at...

Bear 12: Stony Wood Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: flips.easy.rests   You will note...

Bear 13: Oak Tree Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: divide.candy.among   Look up into...

Bear 14: Books Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: live.fees.zones   Reading and stories...

Bear 15: Football Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: misty.minute.stored   Play is an...

Bear 16: Carved Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: defeat.maps.labs   Watch this space!...

Bear 17: Bear Bench

What 3 Words Map Code: trail.amused.ready   Sit awhile and...

Bear 18: Tree Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: penny.online.bricks   Head along the...

Bear 19: Picnicing Bears

What 3 Words Map Code: leaps.beside.task   Enjoy a picnic...

Bear 20: Bear Scratching his Back

What 3 Words Map Code: arch.assist.moods   This bear is...

Bear 21: Bear Pushing against the Tree Trunk

What 3 Words Map Code: craft.amber.forgot   Found at the...

Bear 22: Welcome to Scadbury Park Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: craft.amber.forgot   Found at the...

Bear 23: Bear Throne

What 3 Words Map Code: played.monks.brand   Take a minute...

Bear 24: The Commuter Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: warm.ramp.zealous   This bear is...

Bear 25: Ticket Collector Bear

What 3 Words Map Code: grain.donor.pinch   This bear is...

 

Some information about the bears

The bears installed at the end of June were all carved by Will Lee in his workshop near Ivinghoe in Bedfordshire. The wood comes from sustainable sources. The wood used for our bears includes oak, cedar and redwood.

 

Funding

The Chislehurst Society funded the bear trail in full except for those bears in the Chislehurst Recreation Ground which were funded by Friends of Chislehurst Rec, jdm Estate Agents and Chislehurst Rotary Club.

The bear necessities

  • Not all of the route is fully accessible. Our map shows what areas are.
  • Some of the paths pass over grass or through woodland. Make sure to wear appropriate shoes and take care as there may be tree roots and overhanging vegetation in places.
  • Some of the paths can get quite muddy and slippery after rain.
  • Dogs are welcome on the trail but should be on a lead in Scadbury and on pavements near roads.

 

Each of the bears has a What3Words locator – details of which can be found on each bear’s individual page. 

Each bear has an individual QR code which you can scan on your mobile device to follow the Bear Trail around the village. Find out how to use these QR codes here.

We hope to see your photos of our Chislehurst Bears shared via social media!
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