Ham Street Woods

Ham Street Woods is a 175.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ashford in Kent. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and an area of 97.1 hectares is a National Nature Reserve.

Photo: Adam Colton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent, England, UK
Also known as: “Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ham Street railway station and St Mary Magdalene Church, Ruckinge.

Ham Street railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ham Street railway station is a Grade II listed stop on the Marshlink line in the village of Hamstreet, Kent, between Ashford International and Hastings. Services are provided by Southern.

St Mary Magdalene Church, Ruckinge

Church

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary Magdalene Church, Ruckinge is a parish church located in Ruckinge, Kent, England. The church was built in the 12th century, probably on the site of an earlier church.

Church of St Matthew

Church

Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Romney Marsh and Hamstreet.

Romney Marsh

Photo: Ian Dunster, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about 100 square miles.

Hamstreet

Village

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Hamstreet is a village in Kent, in South East England. The village is located 6 miles south of Ashford on the A2070, the main road between Ashford and Hastings.