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Victory Wood was former farmland that was transformed into a mosaic of habitats between 2005 and 2008 to mark the 200th anniversary of Britain’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Various features relating to the battle have been created, such as sculptures and groves representing each ship in the British fleet. There is also a substantial area of grassland as seen here with views looking towards The Swale and the Isle of Sheppey. See https://www.visit-swale.co.uk/attractions/victory-wood-52915/ for more information. Victory Wood is owned by the Woodland Trust who bought it in 2004. Victory Wood was awarded 'Champion status' for a rare bee which has set up home here. The Shrill carder bee, named after its high-pitched buzz, is one of the UK's rarest bumblebees with just five population remaining across England and Wales. The bee was discovered here in 2008 and so the Woodland Trust teamed up with Bumblebee Conservation Trust and recruited volunteers to help boost the species. They have provided forage and nesting sites for the bee, which needs plentiful flower-rich mosaics of habitat for food, nests and hibernation. Surveys have shown that the population has risen significantly, with as many as 121 individuals recorded on one day.

Looking between bungalows on Dargate Road.

Victory Wood was former farmland that was transformed into a mosaic of habitats between 2005 and 2008 to mark the 200th anniversary of Britain’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Various features relating to the battle have been created, such as sculptures and groves representing each ship in the British fleet. There is also a substantial area of grassland as seen here. There are views in the opposite direction looking towards The Swale and the Isle of Sheppey - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7209673. See https://www.visit-swale.co.uk/attractions/victory-wood-52915/ for more information. Victory Wood is owned by the Woodland Trust who bought it in 2004. Victory Wood was awarded 'Champion status' for a rare bee which has set up home here. The Shrill carder bee, named after its high-pitched buzz, is one of the UK's rarest bumblebees with just five population remaining across England and Wales. The bee was discovered here in 2008 and so the Woodland Trust teamed up with Bumblebee Conservation Trust and recruited volunteers to help boost the species. They have provided forage and nesting sites for the bee, which needs plentiful flower-rich mosaics of habitat for food, nests and hibernation. Surveys have shown that the population has risen significantly, with as many as 121 individuals recorded on one day.

Victory Wood is the flagship site of the Woodland Trust's Trafalgar Woods project which marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The sculpture depicts Nelson atop a nautical scene. It was made from a felled oak planted at the Admiral's request 200 years ago. Dargate Road is in the background.

Located in Highstreet on the north side of the junction of Highstreet Road and Plumpudding Lane. Hernhill parish. 3 arms and lost finial. Milestone Society National ID: KE_TR0862