‘It’s irreplaceable’: Fury over Reform plans to expand quarry in ancient Kent woodland

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Forty hectares of Oaken Wood could be razed after it was identified as potential site of expansion by Reform-run council

It was at the confluence of seven forest paths that Allison Sweetman came to a stop. Trees rose on all sides, save for a recently coppiced section to the north-east. The noon heat had silenced most birds, but the quiet was peaceful.

“This is what they call Seven Wents,” she said. For centuries, the people of Kent had travelled this way, from East Malling to Barming, from Ditton to Teston, for church, commerce and friends. “It’s on maps going back 400 years.”

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