The Visitor Centre is open Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-3pm. The nature reserve remains open daily dawn-dusk.

Enter Sladden Wood for a peaceful escape and fantastic walk through the wood and hills of the Alkham Valley.

Ancient Woodland with large areas undergoing restoration from more modern commercial forestry.

This reserve is home to thousands of wildfowl and waders in winter, and some very special plants in summer.

A hidden piece of ancient woodland filled with wildlife.

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…

A beautiful, diverse and species rich nature reserve situated near to to Maidstone. Please note that at the current time this reserve is not open for public visits.

An ancient woodland site.

Ancient woodland and grassland supporting a large number of insects and birds.

A mosiac of habitats including woodland, scrub and chalk grassland.