On the higher parts there is chestnut coppice with sycamore and silver birch, running down the north eastern side is pure large chestnut coppice, a really useful resource. Running down the centre in a northerly line is western red cedar with beautiful dark green branching, the leaves being flat in the form of sprays. Several old Scots pine sit alongside these: we don't often see Scots this big as they are usually harvested at a smaller size. Both western red cedar and Scots pine have very characteristic bark.

Despite its location there's a surprising range of wildlife, this wood and others nearby are designated as a local wildlife site, and whilst this does not confer any public access it does highlight the value for wildlife and conservation. Click here for details LWS .

Meades contains remarkable topography, and might be ideal for a personal downhill mountain bike training site. Long runs zigzagging down through the trees could be made. Although not incuded in the sale it might be possible to rent the sandpit, which would add a dramatic finish to any downhill run.

Access is directly off Hospital Road with an interal track and parking area. A path leads up to the higher parts. The wood is private, there are no public footpaths. Walking through the wood is easy.

The purchasers of the woodland will be asked to enter into a covenant to ensure the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of adjoining woodlands and meadows.

For those not wishing to plunge downhill on a bike, the wood is on free-draining sand so would be perfect for year-round woodland and forestry activities.

Meades Wood is in what were the lands of the Leeds Castle Estate, now in private ownership much of the forested land having been separated from the estate.