Hoad's Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationKent
Grid referenceTQ 952 425[1]
InterestBiological
Area80.5 hectares (199 acres)[1]
Notification1989[1]
Location mapMagic 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, greatspotted 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]

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.
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