Darenth Wood

Darenth Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Kent
Grid reference TQ 577 721[1]
Interest Biological
Area 122.9 hectares (304 acres)[1]
Notification 1989[1]
Location map Magic Map

Darenth Wood is a 122.9-hectare (304-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Dartford in Kent.[1][2]

This ancient semi-natural wood has many rare invertebrates, including thirty-two which are nationally scarce and two which are nationally rare: these are beetles which live in dead and dying oak timber, Grilis pannonicus and Platypus cylindricus.[3]

The wood is crossed by roads and footpaths.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Darenth Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Darenth Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Darenth Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

Coordinates: 51°25′34″N 0°16′01″E / 51.426°N 0.267°E / 51.426; 0.267

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