Stubbs Wood And Whitley Forest

Kent Ramblers: Walk 60 — Stubbs Wood and Whitley Forest

Points of Interest

Everlands

A late Georgian country house with later additions, divided into three dwellings some time ago.

Lady Amherst's Drive

Sarah Amherst was the wife of William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, who was Governor-General of India from 1823 to 1828. Born William Pitt Amherst, he inherited the Montreal estate on the outskirts of nearby Sevenoaks from his great uncle Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, who commanded the British forces in Canada who took Quebec under General Wolf and Montreal hence the name of his estate. While Montreal was long ago demolished, Wolfs own Quebec House in nearby Westerham survives in the hand of the National Trust. The Amhersts were responsible for introducing the game bird known as Lady Amhersts pheasant from Asia to Bedfordshire. With splendid feathers much sought after for fashion and fishing, this pheasant is reared in captivity but is not thought to be breeding in the wild in the UK. It is closely enough related to the golden pheasant that the two can interbreed and produce fertile hybrids.

Presumably Lady Amherst was fond of a drive along the Greensand Ridge using the track that returns you to Stubbs Wood, enjoying fine views across Kent. Of course, Bough Beech Reservoir was not there then.

Highland Cattle in Whitley Forest

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