Chequer's Wood and Old Park
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TR 173 586[1] |
| Interest | Biological Geological |
| Area | 106.9 hectares (264 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Chequer's Wood and Old Park is a 106.9-hectare (264-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the eastern outskirts of Canterbury in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This site includes Fordwich Pit, which has yielded a large collection of early Acheulian handaxes, between 550,000 and 300,000 old. Habitats include alder wood in a valley bottom, acidic grassland on dry sandy soil, oak and birch woodland, scrub and a pond.[4][5]
The site is owned by Canterbury City Council and the Ministry of Defence, and includes a pond (Reed Pond) which is managed by a local environmental organisation. There is a footpath and cycle path through it and small areas formerly used by the military as training areas are restricted to the public.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Chequer's Wood and Old Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Map of Chequer's Wood and Old Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Fordwich Pit (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Chequer's Wood and Old Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Pettitt, Paul; White, Mark (2012). The British Palaeolithic: Human Societies at the Edge of the Pleistocene World. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-415-67455-3.
