Kiln Wood
Location: OS Map 189 TQ 886515: Near Lenham
Post code: ME17 2HS
Between Lenham and Sandway, Kiln Wood is six hectares of mixed woodland.
The woodland consists mainly of oak, hazel and hornbeam with some field maple, willow and birch. Since coppicing in 1979 the diversity of the wood and its ground flora has greatly improved. The stream to the north is particularly interesting. Lady fern, broad buckler-fern and herb-Paris are common. The pond in the northeast corner supports a good colony of water violet and is a great spot for birds such as woodcock and the occasional kingfisher.
Wildlife update
Coppicing of the northern section of Kiln Wood is now complete with the exception of boundary trees which will be felled at the end of summer when extraction of timber is carried out.
