Ray Lewis
Spuckles & Kennelling Woods (Wilderness Down)
These fragile woods support a diverse mixture of species from mighty oaks and majestic beech to violets and carpets of bluebells. The extremely rare greater butterfly orchids and delicate lady orchids are also found here.
Location
Thorneycroft Road
Stalisfield Green
Know before you go
Dogs
When to visit
Opening times
Open at all timesBest time to visit
April to July, September to NovemberAbout the reserve
Lying in the heart of the mid Kent Downs on an escarpment 650 feet above sea level, there reserves comprise precious ancient woodland and chalk grassland, and are at the centre of Kent Wildlife Trust's 'Wilderness Down' project and part of its living landscape vision to reconnect the countryside - providing widlilfe corridors for species to move around easily, thereby helping to restore biodoversity. The Trust is hopeful that its restoration work will encourage the return of the marbled white butterfly and the majestic red kite.