Hucking Estate

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Looking at a fenced and gated, newly planted area in the valley west of Hucking village.

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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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"A huge site to explore, we love the bluebells in spring and my kids love the mixture of wood to explore and pasture to play on in the summer."
Guest user, 15 February 2011

Hucking Estate

Size:
234.88 ha (580.40 acres)
Near:
Hollingbourne, Kent
Grid ref:
846 583
OS map sheets:
  • Explorer 148
  • OS Landranger 188

AONB, ASNW, SLNCI

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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