Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Kent |
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Grid reference | TQ 756 734[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 351.0 hectares (867 acres)[1] |
Notification | 2013[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill is a 351-hectare (870-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Rochester in Kent.[1][2]
This site has diverse habitats, including ancient semi-natural woodland, grassland and scrub. There are nationally important numbers of nightingales in the woodland and scrub during the breeding season, and invertebrates include nationally scarce moths.[3]
Public footpaths go through the woods.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Map of Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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