Ashford Community Woodland

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Ashford Community Woodland
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationAshford, Kent
OS grid TQ 984 412
Area13.8 hectares (34 acres)
Managed byAshford Borough Council

Ashford Community Woodland is a 13.8-hectare (34-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Ashford in Kent. It is owned and managed by Ashford Borough Council. [1] [2]

Most of this broadleaf was planted in 1985, and there is also rough grassland and scrub. Birds include the endangered skylark and yellowhammer and there butterflies such as marbled whites and small skippers. [1]

There is access from roads including Bucksford Lane.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ashford Community Woodland". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Map of Ashford Community Woodland". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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