Longbeech Wood at Squids Gate
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Longbeech Wood at Squids Gate
Image: © Penny Mayes Taken: 20 Sep 2006
Longbeech Wood is a huge area of woodland on top of the North Downs above Charing, classified by the Forestry Commission as a plantation on an Ancient Woodland Site; it comprises a mixture of species including Sweet Chestnut, Norway Spruce, Corsican Pine and Japanese larch. Planting took place between 1957 and 1989. I have absolutely no idea why this area is called Squids Gate.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.214035
Longitude
0.830716