Lyoak Wood

Lyoak Wood is a forest in Alkham, Dover District, England. Lyoak Wood is situated near the hamlet Chalksole, as well as near Ewell Minnis.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sladden Wood and St Peter’s Church.

Sladden Wood

Forest

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sladden Wood is a 7-hectare nature reserve north of Alkham in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. The main trees in this wood are hornbeam, field maple and hazel, and there are ground flora such as green hellebore and yellow archangel.

St Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Adam Hincks, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Swingfield, some 3 miles northeast of Hawkinge, Kent, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Church of St Anthony the Martyr

Church

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wootton and Temple Ewell.

Wootton

Village

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wootton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Denton with Wootton, in the Dover district of Kent, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 164.

Temple Ewell

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Temple Ewell is a civil parish and historic village in the county of Kent, England. The village is part of the Dover district of Kent, and forms part of the Dover urban area.

Swingfield

Hamlet

Photo: Adam Hincks, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swingfield is a village and civil parish in the district of Folkestone and Hythe in Kent, England. The parish includes the settlements of Densole on the A260 towards Hawkinge, and Selsted.

Lyoak Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Alkham, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.1527° or 51° 9′ 10″ north

Longitude

1.2174° or 1° 13′ 3″ east

Open location code

9F335638+3X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 68291049

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Chalksole and Ewell Minnis.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lyoak Wood and Little Fidge’s Wood.

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