Otford to Shoreham Downs

Otford to Shoreham Downs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Kent
Grid reference TQ 533 618[1]
Interest Biological
Area 145.1 hectares (359 acres)[1]
Notification 1991[1]
Location map Magic Map

Otford to Shoreham Downs is a 145.1-hectare (359-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Kemsing and Eynesford in Kent.[1][2] It is part of Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty[3] and part it is Fackenden Down, a nature reserve managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust[4]

These downs have woodland, scrub and species-rich chalk grassland, which has been traditionally managed by grazing. A decline in grazing has caused the chalk downland to become overgrown, but it is still very species diverse, with over a hundred plants recorded.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Otford to Shoreham Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Otford to Shoreham Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Interactive Map". Kent Downs AONB. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Fackenden Down". Kent Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Otford to Shoreham Downs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

Coordinates: 51°20′06″N 0°11′56″E / 51.335°N 0.199°E / 51.335; 0.199

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