Mostly oak over hornbeam, much of the oak is Turkey oak and the hornbeam is well-grown.

Classified as semi-natural ancient woodland within the County Wildlife Site; the details of the conservation site can be seen by clicking here CWS . There are widespread bluebells and wood anenome, the latter emerging in early spring to give a white covering followed by the bluebells. Much of the wood is covered by low-lying brambles, they are kept low by the tree canopy above and the low light levels. A new owner might consider brush cutting some of the brambles where they are growing over the wood anenome and bluebells.

There is a rustic bench in a small clearing for sitting and contemplating!

Access is along a forest track where there is a full right of way in perpetuity from the public highway.

The wood is in Smarden parish, Ashford Borough and in Kent.

All of the woodland in this area is covered by a historical article iv click here for details, which does remove some permitted development rights.

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.

The Victorians were very busy, had lots of money and lots of workers. The Dering Estate spread far and wide, an indication of this can be seen in the local houses, ragstone built with arched windows. They made great effords to lay extensive rides and drives through the woods mostly for their recreation (hunting or carriage driving). Always in straight lines and often radiating from a central point. They were keen on the Turkey oak, fast growing but of little use. During WW11 Italian prisoners of war did much to help the surface drainage forming ditches throughout the woods.