Holborough Marshes Explained

Holborough Marshes
Type:Nature reserve
Grid Ref Uk:TQ 707 626
Location:Snodland, Kent
Area:35ha
Manager:Kent Wildlife Trust

Holborough Marshes is a 35abbr=offNaNabbr=off nature reserve on the outskirts of Snodland, south-west of Chatham in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of Holborough to Burham Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2]

The marshes have a variety of wetland habitats, freshwater marshes, woodland, reedbeds, which are brackish and tidal, wet grassland, scrub, and freshwater and saline dykes. There are water voles, and birds include reed buntings and sedge warblers.[1]

The site is open to the public.

References

51.337°N 0.449°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holborough Marshes . Kent Wildlife Trust . 9 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103073047/http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/holborough-marshes . 2018-01-03 . dead .
  2. Web site: Designated Sites View: Holborough to Burham Marshes. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 January 2018.