Parking and main access entrance on Cockering Road:
take the A28 out of Canterbury, through Wincheap. After the A2 underpass,
take the next left, St. Nicholas Road. GR 124557.
The great storm that hit the south of England in October
1987 did widespread damage to woodlands across Kent. Larkey Valley Wood
suffered more than most but, in common with other sites, has recovered
well, demonstrating how powerful nature's processes
of regeneration can be. This ancient woodland's wildlife is as rich as
ever, including badgers, dormice, hawfinches, nightingales
and wild flowers such as wood anemone and violets. Where beech woodland
was lost in the storm, a natural mix of woodland is now regenerating,
while other areas are managed by coppicing.
More information: Canterbury City Council 01227
862000
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