Ash Plantation

Wood, Forest in Kent Ashford

England

Ash Plantation

Shirley Moor Pumping Station Built in 1973 by the Kent River Authority. — Shirley Moor Pumping Station Credit: Julian P Guffogg

Ash Plantation is a picturesque woodland located in the county of Kent, England. Situated in the heart of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this enchanting forest covers an area of approximately 100 acres.

The plantation is predominantly composed of ash trees, hence its name, which create a dense and lush canopy overhead. The tall, slender trunks of the ash trees stretch towards the sky, forming an impressive backdrop to the woodland landscape. The forest floor is carpeted with a rich assortment of wildflowers, ferns, and mosses, adding vibrant splashes of color to the scenery.

Ash Plantation is known for its diverse ecosystem and abundant wildlife. It serves as a habitat for various bird species, including woodpeckers, owls, and warblers, which fill the air with their melodic songs. The forest also provides shelter for small mammals like squirrels and rabbits, while deer and foxes can occasionally be spotted roaming through the undergrowth.

Visitors to Ash Plantation can enjoy a network of well-maintained walking trails that wind their way through the forest. These trails provide excellent opportunities for hiking, jogging, and birdwatching. The tranquil atmosphere and natural beauty of the woodland make it a popular destination for nature lovers, photographers, and those seeking a peaceful escape from the bustling city life.

Overall, Ash Plantation in Kent offers a captivating blend of scenic beauty, biodiversity, and recreational opportunities, making it a cherished natural gem of the region.

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Ash Plantation Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.020006/0.75634448 or Grid Reference TQ9328. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Shirley Moor Pumping Station

Built in 1973 by the Kent River Authority.

Julian P Guffogg

Pumping station at sewer junction

The Cradlebridge Sewer, at right, connects to the Reading Sewer, hidden by its banks, via this pumping station.

Robin Webster

Redhill Bridge Pumping Station

On the Reading Sewer (large dyke) between Reading Street and the Royal Military Canal. It is also the junction of the Cradlebridge Sewer joining the Reading Sewer.

David Anstiss

Claw on the Redhill Bridge Pumping Station

This Pumping Station is on the junction of Cradlebridge Sewer and the Reading Sewer. The claw apparatus is used to clear the front of the pump from debris in the dyke.

David Anstiss

Dyke Junction near Redhill Bridge Pumping station

Reading Sewer (on the left) leads through the pumping station on the right. Cradlebridge Sewer (in front) leads from Brattle.

David Anstiss

Footpath to Appledore Road

A path leads across this large field from the B2060 Tenterden Road towards the road.

David Anstiss

Footbridge over Newknock Channel

This carries a public footpath from Military Road to Church Hill in Stone-in-Oxney. Mark Duncan’s TQ9426 : Footbridge Over Newknock Channel shows the former footbridge, which this one has replaced.

John Baker

Lookerâs hut

Lookers were employed to look after a farmer’s stock and these huts provided basic accommodation, which was used at lambing time. The huts had an open fire, on the hearth, over which a kettle or cauldron was hung, on a pot-hook, to provide meals for the shepherd or for heating milk for weak and sickly lambs. The huts would have also had crude sleeping arrangements – probably nothing more than a few boards on which there might have been sacks, stuffed with straw, to act as a mattress. Sanitary arrangements would have been non-existent and any water for cooking would have been obtained from the nearest dyke. His family would come at weekends to spend a day with him, bringing his supplies for the whole week. Nigel P Crick has written an illustrated book called The Lookers’ Huts ISBN 978 1 84624 426 1, which gives the grid reference locations of 16 huts, that can be found on Romney Marsh, as well as a link to his photography business Link

The same hut as Mark Duncan’s TQ9427 : Looker's Hut but seen from another direction to show the magnificent oak growing beyond it.

John Baker

Footbridge over Newknock Channel

It carries a footpath that runs between Military Road and Church Hill, Stone in Oxney. To the left of the trees, in the middle distance, is a TQ9427 : Looker’s hut, while prominent to its left is St Mary’s church in TQ9427.

John Baker

Stone Cliff from the Fairfield Road on Walland Marsh

Walland Marsh is on the western side of Romney Marsh. Stone Cliff in the distance on the Isle of Oxney was on the coast hundreds years ago but is now about 8 km from the sea at Rye Bay. The cliff is a Regionally Important Geological Site. See Link

Patrick Roper

Stone Cliff on the Isle of Oxney

This cliff, a Regionally Important Geological Site, is on the south eastern end of the Isle of Oxney overlooking the Walland Marsh. Oxney is now a land-bound area, but was an island until the 13th century when a severe storm changed the course of the river Rother. Much of the marshland in the distance would have been under the sea until then.

Patrick Roper

View from near Cliff Farm

In front of the camera the ground falls away quite sharply (as the farm name suggests) to reach the edge of Romney Marsh (at no more than three metres above sea-level). The Royal Military Canal runs along the marsh edge, but is hidden in this view by the convexity of the hillside. In Roman times, tides would (at least at springs) have reached the foot of the hill - and what is now Romney Marsh would have been a wide bay with sand banks, not unlike the present-day Wash. The view is a little to the south of east, with Dungeness power station visible on the horizon (close to the right-hand margin of the photo).

Stefan Czapski

Knock Hill

Looking east across Romney Marsh from a point near the entrance to Cliff Farm. Another contributor was here before me, but at an earlier stage in the year: Link

Stefan Czapski