Hoad's Wood

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Hoad's Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Etchden Road - geograph.org.uk - 1076454.jpg
Location Kent
Grid reference TQ 952 425 [1]
InterestBiological
Area80.5 hectares (199 acres) [1]
Notification 1989 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Hoad's Wood is an 80.5-hectare (199-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Ashford in Kent. [1] [2]

Natural England described the woodland thus: "This site is a good example of a pedunculate oak-hornbeam woodland on Wealden Clay [comprising] mainly hornbeam coppice-with-standards and oakhazel woodland with some sweet chestnut coppice. There is an outstanding assemblage of insects: moths and butterflies are particularly well documented. The wood also supports a diverse breeding bird community." Birds breeding in the wood include nightingale, woodcock, nuthatch, great-spotted woodpecker and several kinds of tits and warblers. [3]

The site is private land with no public access.

In March 2021, the woodland was the site where the remains of Sarah Everard were found after her abduction and murder. [4]

In January 2024 Hoad's Wood received national attention when it was reported the woodland had become an illegal rubbish dump. Access to the site was blocked by the Environment Agency and a court order put in place to prevent illegal tipping. [5]


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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Hoad's Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. "Map of Hoad's Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. "Hoad's Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. "Sarah Everard death: Inquest opened and adjourned". BBC News . 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "Illegal waste site in Kent closed down by the Environment Agency".

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