Nearly 39,500 tonnes of illegally dumped household and construction waste cleared from Hoad’s Wood, Kent; £15.5 million clean-up required 2,500 lorry-loads to remove rubbish piled up to 15 feet high

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Nearly 39,500 tonnes of illegal waste cleared from Kent woodland. (Photo: Environment Agency)

The £15.5 million Environment Agency-led operation required around 2,500 lorry-loads to clear the waste from the protected woodland. (Photo: Environment Agency)

Public access to Hoad’s Wood will remain restricted to give the ancient woodland and its wildlife time to recover after the clean-up. (Photo: Environment Agency)