Bus Company Island

Bus Company Island
Type Local Nature Reserve
Location Canterbury, Kent
OS grid TR 149 583
Area 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres)
Managed by Canterbury City Council

Bus Company Island is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Canterbury in Kent. It is owned and managed by Canterbury City Council.[1][2]

This is important as a reptile monitoring site.[1] It was formerly a watermill, and then a bus park. It is now a meadow and orchard.[3]

Access is by permit only.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Once a bus park, now a wildlife haven". Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

Coordinates: 51°16′59″N 1°04′48″E / 51.283°N 1.080°E / 51.283; 1.080

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