Forests & woodlands · South East England
Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve
Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ham Street · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.0726°, 0.8657°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ham Street Woods SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: HAM STREET WOODS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ham Street Woods is a 175.2-hectare (433-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ashford in Kent. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and an area of 97.1 hectares (240 acres) is a National Nature Reserve. This semi-natural wood is more than 400 years old, and it has rich and diverse invertebrates, including 12 rare or scarce dead wood species, such as the nationally rare beetle, Tomoxia biguttata. There is access from the Greensand Way, which crosses the site. The wood comprises Barrow Wood, Bourne Wood and Carter's Wood, the latter two having residential roads named after them in Hamstreet.
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- Coordinates
- 51.0726, 0.8657
- County
- Kent
- District
- Ashford
- Parish
- Ruckinge
- Postcode
- TN26 2PG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Nearest railway station
- Ham Street — 0.9 km
Sources
- osm: w105022315 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Ham Street Woods (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ham Street Woods - Gill Farm Track - geograph.org.uk - 21435.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve?
- Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN26 2PG), in the parish of Ruckinge.
- Is Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve a protected site?
- Yes — Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve is part of the Ham Street Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the HAM STREET WOODS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve free to visit?
- Yes, Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve?
- The nearest railway station is Ham Street, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN26 2PG.