A mixed and varied ancient woodland, Ram Wood features mixed broadleaves (mature oak, sweet chestnut, birch, hazel and ash) and Japanese larch.

The west and east of the wood comprises sweet chestnut coppice with mature oak standards and birch understory in places. Hazel and ash are found in the east side of the wood. The chestnut could be brought back into active coppice management. It is worth noting that Woodlands.co.uk offer £300 towards a course for a new owner. This would provide the opportunity to learn the skills required to resume coppicing in the future. The sweet chestnut would provide a good source of firewood, or durable timber for making posts. Japanese larch is found in the middle of the wood with an understory of natural birch regeneration.

The majority of Ram Wood has been designated as Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland (ASNW) by Natural England. ASNW is woodland that has been under constant tree cover since at least 1600AD. It is valued as a rich reserve of biodiversity. There is an approved Management Plan and Felling Licence for Skents Wood (of which Ram Wood is a part) – details of this are available upon request. The Management Plan is not mandatory, but it is full of good advice, and a lot of background information which will certainly be interesting and useful.

- The tree canopy hosts a variety of birdlife that includes buzzards and lesser spotted woodpeckers.

- It is also noted that bat species will be present and will make use of the woodland and open areas within it for foraging.

- Muntjac, roe and fallow deer have been recorded in the vicinity of the woodland. They often lie low until breaking cover only when disturbed, providing thrilling woodland encounters at close quarters on occasion.

- Splendid mature oaks.

- Bluebells and daffodils in the spring.

- Seasonal stream and a pond.

- A rustic bench in a flat clearing among the larch.

- Plentiful supply of firewood for the home.

Access to Ram Wood is via a set of double metal gates off Free Heath Road (an owner will be provided the combination number for these locked gates). A stoned track leads to the ride stop entrance to Ram Wood. Here owners can drive in and park a car within the wood itself. On old track runs inside the boundary of Ram Wood and reaches the public road. This has not been used for sometime but might potentially be re-established as a private entrance to the wood.

There are no public footpaths within the wood or adjoining the wood.

The wood is sold with the sporting rights.

The owner of Ram Wood will be asked to enter a covenant to ensure the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of the wood.

- Pond restoration
- Harvesting chestnut for firewood.
- Private family camping in the clearing among the larch and bluebells.
- Building hides and observing the plentiful wildlife.

There are several important historical sites all within a short distance of Ram Wood. The English Heritage site of Bayham Abbey is approx. 3 miles north and features ruins dating back to the 13th century. Scotney Castle is approx. 3 miles away – this impressive 14th century moated castle is well worth a visit. For those who love water, Bewl Water is only 4 miles from Ram Wood and offers various water sports, as well as cycling and fishing. There is a 15th century pub called The Elephants Head in Hook Green, walking distance from Ram Wood.

The management plan suggests that during the 16th and 17th centuries Skents Wood would have provided important fuel wood for the many iron furnaces then present in the vicinity. It seems likely that what would have originally been oak woodland with hornbeam coppice was converted to mainly sweet chestnut coppice in the late 19th century (as there are not many very large coppice stools in evidence). It is understood that the woodland previously formed part of the Bayham Abbey estate of the Marquess of Camden, which was broken up in the 1990s.