Hucking Estate

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wooden fence, signpost and kissing gate in the forground with grassy hillside in the distance

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Hucking Estate
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About this wood

Five miles north of Maidstone, in Kent's Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is the Hucking Estate, a 232 hectare mix of farmland and woods with a wealth of archaeological "gems". A series of paths, including two waymarked trails, guide visitors through areas of coppiced ash, sweet chestnut, sycamore and hornbeam, passing fine examples of mature beech and oak toward new woodland creation schemes. An extensive planting programme, sees 78 hectares of new broadleaved woodland being created.

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Hucking Estate

Size:
234.88 ha (580.40 acres)
Near:
Hollingbourne, Kent
Grid ref:
TQ843575
OS map sheets:
  • OS Landranger 188
  • Explorer 148

AONB, ASNW

Features:

  • Information board at site
  • Car park at site
  • Good views
  • Waymarked walk
  • Grassland
  • Is woodland creation site
  • Mainly broadleaved woodland
  • Free leaflet available
  • Special wildlife interest
  • Well worth a visit
  • Spring colour
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