Boys Hall
Boys Hall is an extensive area for informal
recreation, the site has good views of the North Downs in one
direction and the town of Ashford in the other as well as Boys Hall,
the house that gives the site its name. The site is characterised by
oak and hazel as well as other mature tree species. A variety of
dragonflies and damselflies have been seen at the site including
emperor dragonfly, ruddy darter and blue tailed damselfly. There is
a pedestrian bridge over the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, linking this
site with Boys Hall Moat. Adjacent to the bridge is an area of
reedbed. On the Church Road side of Boys Hall, the site is more
formal with mature trees such as Turkey oak, providing a pleasant
buffer zone between housing and the Southern Orbital road.
Access information
Gradient: quite steep
slope from Boys Hall Road
Surface: access to the
site is via a narrow un-surfaced footpath.
Resting places: no
benches on path or site
Hazards: narrow path,
quite steep slope.
Links:
To Church Road Playing Field -
walk past the footpath to Boys Hall road, joining Church road via a
steep slope. Turn right along Church Road, the playing field is on
the right.
This
site is in the Local
Nature Reserve