Darenth Wood Explained

Darenth Wood
Aos:	Kent
Interest:	Biological
Area:	122.9ha
Notifydate:	1989
Map:	Magic Map

Darenth Wood is a 122.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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

51.426°N 0.267°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Darenth Wood . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 February 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Darenth Wood. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 February 2018.
3. Web site: Darenth Wood citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 February 2018.