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Coordinates: 51°18′29″N 1°10′19″E / 51.308°N 1.172°E / 51.308; 1.172
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Stodmarsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationKent
Grid referenceTR 212 613[1]
InterestBiological
Area623.2 hectares (1,540 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Stodmarsh SSSI is a 623.2-hectare (1,540-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Stodmarsh, north-east of Canterbury in Kent.[1][2] Parts of it are a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[3] a National Nature Reserve,[4][5] a Ramsar internationally important wetland site,[6] a Special Area of Conservation[7] and a Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[8]

This site has flooded gravel pits, scrub, reed beds, grassland and alder carr, with a diverse flora and fauna. Several scarce moths have been recorded and two rare birds, cetti's warbler and the bearded tit, breed in nationally significant numbers.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Stodmarsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 206. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  4. ^ "Kent's National Nature Reserves". Natural England. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Stodmarsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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