Lympne Escarpment Explained

Lympne Escarpment
Aos:	Kent
Interest:	Biological
Area:	140.2ha
Notifydate:	1987
Map:	Magic Map

Lympne Escarpment is a 140.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Hythe in Kent.^{[1] [2]} Part of it is the remains of a Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, which is a Scheduled Monument.^[3]

This steeply sloping site has woodland and grassland on Kentish ragstone, with many springs and flushes at the base. It is close to the sea, and the resulting high humidity allows plants such as stinking iris, which are usually confined to woods, to grow in grassland.^[4]

Public footpaths cross the site.

References

51.07°N 1.03°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Lympne Escarpment . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 February 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Lympne Escarpment. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 February 2018.
3. Web site: Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church . Historic England. 16 February 2018.
4. Web site: Lympne Escarpment citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 16 February 2018.