Stone Wood
An ancient woodland site.
An ancient woodland site.
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.
This is a site with something to see in all seasons with a fantastic display of fungi and leaf colour in the autumn, jewel bright wildflowers in the spring and summer and silhouettes of birds of prey gliding across the winter sky.
'Relic' wood pasture, veteran trees and nationally rare acid grassland make up this site squeezed between major roads, railway lines, and the rapid urban development of Ashford.
Ancient Woodland with large areas undergoing restoration from more modern commercial forestry.
Old Park Hill has a range of habitats but needs to be managed and restored to return it to its early 20th century character, when most of the site would have been open chalk land.
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely to deter all but the most intrepid enthusiast. These are some of our most natural woodlands.
Whilst the country mourns the famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall, we look inwards at the threat to 50 acres of ancient woodland in Kent - Oaken Woods needs your attention!
Ancient woodlands and bats are a story not-to-often told together. Aimee Howe explores the relationship and helps us understand how conserving ancient woodlands can help us protect British bats.