Cowden Pound Pastures Explained

Cowden Pound Pastures
Aos:	Kent
Interest:	Biological
Area:	5.9ha
Notifydate:	1994
Map:	Magic Map

Cowden Pound Pastures is a 5.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Cowden in Kent.^{[1] [2]} It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.^[3]

This is unimproved neutral grassland, which is a nationally rare habitat, and it is grazed to prevent scrub invading the pasture. Grasses include crested dog's tail and common knapweed, and an area of wet grassland by a stream has jointed rush and water mint.^[4]

There is access from the drive to Walnut Tree Cottage on Hartfield Road, but the gate is padlocked.

References

51.169°N 0.086°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Cowden Pound Pastures . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 March 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Cowden Pound Pastures. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 March 2018.
3. Web site: Cowden Pound Pastures . Kent Wildlife Trust . 15 January 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072938/http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/cowden-pound-pastures . 3 January 2018 .
4. Web site: Cowden Pound Pastures citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 March 2018.