Kemsing Down

Kemsing Down
Type Nature reserve
Location Sevenoaks, Kent
OS grid TQ 550 594
Area 16 hectares (40 acres)
Managed by Kent Wildlife Trust

Kemsing Down is a 16-hectare (40-acre) nature reserve north of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.[1] It is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[2]

Habitats in this downland site include ancient and secondary woodland, scrub and chalk grassland. There are man, pyramidal and common spotted orchids, and butterflies include the brown argus and grizzled skipper.[1]

There is access by a footpath from Pilgrims Way.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kemsing Down". Kent Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. "Interactive Map". Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

Coordinates: 51°18′47″N 0°13′23″E / 51.313°N 0.223°E / 51.313; 0.223

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