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King's Wood is an area of two square miles near Challock in Kent.  If you enjoy walking in King’s Wood, you might like to know that The Friends of King’s Wood exist to support the protection, preservation and improvement of King’s Wood for the benefit of the public as a recreational area.  Our aims are to raise interest in the woods, share expertise, give visitors a voice and to encourage liaison between visitors and forest users.

Throughout the year The Friends hold regular guided walks and a practical work day.  Walks are free to members and cost £2 per person for non-members.  Annual membership of The Friends costs £5 for a single adult and £10 for joint/family membership.    Contact us for a membership form.  See the Events page for details of our walks and activities

King's Wood comprises mixed broadleaf and conifer woodland.  With such a regal name it should come as no suprise that King's Wood was historically a royal hunting forest.  The quarry pursued was deer; and a large herd of fallow deer still run free in the wood.  These days King's Wood is largely owned and managed by the Forestry Commission.  Although timber production is important, management of the woodland is increasingly geared towards conservation and recreation..
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King’s Wood Quiz - Saturday 6th March @ 7.30pm - 09 February 2010
At the Iron Room, Boughton Lees, TN25 4HP. Come and enjoy a light hearted quiz with a difference about King’s Wood and its wildlife. Bring your own drinks (alcohol if you like), snacks and a raffle prize if possible. We can seat 12 teams of 4 people, so send your team name to enquiries@friendsofkingswood.org or phone us on 07523 203458. £2.50 per adult, no charge for children. 
2010 Walk and Events Programme - 07 February 2010
Work on the 2010 programme is underway and we expect to finalise the details over the next few weeks. Once finalised, the Events page will be updated and members will receive a printed copy in the post. Please pencil Saturday 6 March in your diary for our Quiz Night, we will confirm the date and venue shortly.
 
The Singleton Environment Centre invites you to a free workshop - 18 January 2010
BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) are running a series of informal learning events for environmental volunteering groups.

These will consist of 4 half-day workshops in Ashford that are free of charge. The aim is to enable groups to find out more about our changing climate, its impact and the actions that we can take to reduce our own impacts on the environment.

The first event is next Saturday 23 January at the Singleton Environment Centre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m and the theme is 'Energy Use in the home'. A free buffet lunch is provided.

Attendees need to be able to commit to attending all 4 events - the other dates are 20 February, 13 March and 10 April and the subjects covered include food and waste, transport and local shopping.

Please see the website

http://greenerlivinglearning.org.uk

for more information.

To book your place or for further details, please contact BTCV at the Singleton Environment Centre on 01233 666519 or by e-mail on kent@btcv.org.uk
 
9 mile walk on Saturday 12 December - 10 December 2009
Escape the chaos of the shops and Christmas for a few hours by coming on our circular walk this Saturday 12th December starting at 10.00am.

Meet at Boughton Lees Cricket Club House just off the A251. We will walk along the lanes, and take a steepish climb up Soakham Down into King's Wood through to Challock where I have booked a table for bar lunches at the Half Way House. This first part of the walk will take about 2 hours. After lunch we will walk to Challock Church and back through the Eastwell estate to Boughton Lees that will take about an hour.

Better weather is forecast and we will walk between 8-9miles.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Regards,
Diana Sawyer.

PS Please can you let me know if you're likely to come along/want lunch as the Half Way House would like an idea of numbers. 
A Talk by The Woodland Trust on Monday 9 November - come along, it's free! - 04 November 2009
Friends of King’s Wood have arranged for Bob Fletcher of The Woodland Trust to deliver a talk as the main event of the 2009 Annual General Meeting.
The talk will commence at 7pm on Monday 9 November at the Village Hall, Blind Lane, Challock.
All are welcome – member or not it's free so bring a friend or friends and enjoy the talk.
If you have any questions, queries or need directions please don’t hesitate to contact us.
 
Are you an accountant able to review our 2008-2009 books? - 08 June 2009
We would appreciate hearing from an accountant who is willing to independently review the Friends of King's Wood accounts for 2008-2009. The purpose of the review is to confirm that accurate records have been maintained and to show that our accounting practices are transparent and open to scrutiny. Accurate record keeping is an important aspect of our grant application and a few minutes of your time will help to validate Friends as a worthy and genuine cause. Our accounts are basic by any standard and a review would not require much time. If you are able to help please contact us. read more ...
Invalid download links fixed - 07 June 2009
The download links for the May and June committee meeting documents were incorrectly loading the 2008 Event Programme - this has now been resolved. Apologies for any inconvenience. read more ...
2009 Walks and Events leaflet available - 07 April 2009
Download a copy of the 2009 Walks and Events leaflet from the Download page read more ...
2009 Walks and Events agenda is now available - 08 March 2009
See the Events page for full details. 
Quiz Night a success - 07 March 2009
The first ever Friends Quiz Night proved to be an enjoyable evening and we will be looking to make this an annual event. Our thanks to Matt Care for taking on the role of Quiz Master, his wife Liz for keeping score and to everyone who contributed either to the questions or to the raffle. The Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership (KSCP) fielded two teams and were a formidable force, taking first and second place! Next year we plan to handicap them :) 
The 2009 Walks and Events programme has been finalised and is at the printers - 03 March 2009
We have finalised this year's agenda and will be adding the details to the website shortly. 
A Guided Walk through King's Wood on Wednesday 11 February - 04 February 2009
Jon Shelton of the Kentish Stour Countryside Project invites you to a guided walk through King's Wood on Wednesday 11 February. This walk has been organised as part of BTCV's Green Gym scheme. The walk starts in the main car park at 9:45am and will take approximately 2 hours. The walk is free and open to all. 
Help us to keep you informed - 15 January 2009
The Friends will increasingly use email to keep you informed. If you change your email address please let us know - see the About Us page for our contact details. 
FREE Orienteering event in King's Wood Saturday 17 January 2009 - 13 January 2009
Saxons Orienteering Club are a long-standing supporter of Friends and invite you to have a go at orienteering in King’s Wood this weekend. Registration is free when you show your 2008 Friends membership card (a £1 equipment hire fee is payable per group).  read more ...
Quiz Night - Saturday 7 March 2009 - 13 January 2009
The Friends are running a quiz night at the Iron Room in Boughton Lees (on the A251 near Ashford, click here for a map) at 7:30pm on Saturday 7 March. This is a family event and all ages are welcome. The questions will have a King's Wood theme but no specific knowledge is required - this is purely for fun. There wll be a raffle and a game or two with cash prizes. You are welcome to bring food and drink to fuel your group's synapses. The cost is £2.50 per person (children under 18 are free). Please phone or email us in advance to book your places - see the About Us page for contact details. 
Multimap link added - 12 January 2009
View King's Wood from the air using the Multimap link on the About Us page. 
Mobile phone fixed - 12 January 2009
After a brief outage, our mobile phone is now working again. 
Image Gallery - 14 December 2008
The website now boasts an image gallery and we will be adding photos of our events and activities during 2009. If you have any photos of King's Wood that you would like to contribute, please email them to us.  read more ...
Website changes - 13 December 2008
The website has a undergone a minor cosmetic makeover and we hope that you like the new colour scheme. 
PresentationPresentation - 10 November 2008
Matt (left) and Pam (right) founded The Friends of King's Wood over 10 years ago. They recently stood down from the committee and at the AGM were presented with a small token of appreciation by new chairman Diana (centre). 
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