Lorries have started to remove 30,000 tonnes of harmful waste which was dumped in an ancient woodland. It marks the beginning of a year-long operation at Hoad's Wood, a beauty spot near Great Chart, ...

Hoads Wood, a beauty spot in Ashford, Kent, designated a site of special scientific interest, was described as an “environmental disaster” by local people after it was buried under landfill waste.

Work begins to clear 30,000 tonnes of illegally tipped waste at a woodland near Ashford in Kent. ... The waste was dumped in an area of the wood measuring around 1.5 acres.

Work begins to clear 30,000 tonnes of illegally tipped waste at a woodland near Ashford in Kent. ... The waste was dumped in an area of the wood measuring around 1.5 acres.