Parking and main access: from
Selling village, go east towards Neames Forstal, then turn right towards
Shottenden. The car park and main access are on the left as you come into
the wood. GR 045558.
Visible for miles around, the Mount, a pine and bracken
clad outcrop of acidic sandstone, is the most
prominent feature of Perry Wood. The top of this hill offers a superb
panorama, and a wooden platform known as the ‘pulpit’ has been built
to help visitors get an even better view. The Mount has been a significant
landscape feature for a long time. It is thought to have been part of the
semaphore telegraph between the cinque port of Deal and the
Admiralty in London. In prehistory it is likely to have been a significant
defensive site, and Mesolithic flint tools have been found at two
locations in the wood.
Badgers and other woodland mammals such as stoats and
voles inhabit the wood. Sweet chestnut is coppiced in the traditional way,
encouraging the growth of wild flowers such as bluebells and wood sage.
The woodland has a good population of common woodland birds. This site
also has very good easy access facilities. A circular path suitable for
most wheelchair users, with a guide rail for visitors with visual
impairments starts at the car park.
For more information: Swale Borough Council 01795
424341
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