Ashford Warren and Hoads Wood

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Ashford Warren and Hoads Wood
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TypeNature reserve
LocationAshford, Kent
OS grid TR002439
Area34.5 hectares (85 acres)
Managed byKent Wildlife Trust

Ashford Warren and Hoads Wood is a 34.5-hectare (85-acre) nature reserve north of Ashford in Kent. It is owned by Ashford Borough Council and managed by Kent Wildlife Trust. [1]

Ashford, Kent town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England

Ashford is a town in the county of Kent, England. It lies on the River Great Stour at the south edge of the North Downs, about 61 miles (98 km) southeast of central London and 15.3 miles (24.6 km) northwest of Folkestone by road. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 74,204. The name comes from the Old English æscet, indicating a ford near a clump of ash trees. It has been a market town since the Middle Ages, and a regular market continues to be held.

Kent County of England

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west. The county also shares borders with Essex along the estuary of the River Thames, and with the French department of Pas-de-Calais through the Channel Tunnel. The county town is Maidstone.

Ashford Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Ashford in Kent.

This site has acid grassland, which is nationally rare, and mature woodland. There are also pools which have water violets, great crested newts and grass snakes. [1]

Grass snake species of reptile

The grass snake, sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians. The barred grass snake, Natrix helvetica, was split off as a separate species in 2017.

There is access from Warren Lane.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ashford Warren and Hoads Wood". Kent Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

Coordinates: 51°09′36″N0°51′43″E / 51.160°N 0.862°E / 51.160; 0.862

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