Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods explained

Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods
Aos:	Kent
Interest:	Biological
Area:	228.3ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods is a 228.3abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Dover in Kent.^{[1] [2]} Alkham Valley Woods is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.^[3]

This site is composed of several steeply sloping woods on chalk soil, together with an area of chalk grassland. The ground flora is diverse, including some unusual plants such as lady orchid in the woods and burnt orchid in the meadow.^[4]

Public footpaths go through some of the woods but other areas are private land.

References

51.148°N 1.23°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 30 January 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 30 January 2018.
3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 46. Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .

4. Web site: Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 30 January 2018.