Marden Meadows Explained

Marden Meadows
Aos:	Kent
Interest:	Biological
Area:	3.7ha
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Marden Meadows is a 3.7abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Marden in Kent.^{[1] [2]} Part of the site is in the 5.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off Marden Meadow nature reserve, which is owned and managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.^[3]

These unimproved neutral meadows are cut for hay each year and then grazed. There are also ponds and hedgerows which are probably of ancient origin, and trees include midland hawthorns and wild service-trees.^[4]

There is public access to the nature reserve, but the rest of the site is private land with no public access.

References

51.173°N 0.518°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Marden Meadows . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 March 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Marden Meadows. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 March 2018.
3. Web site: Marden Meadow . Kent Wildlife Trust . 12 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103073024/http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/marden-meadow . 2018-01-03 . dead .
4. Web site: Marden Meadows citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 March 2018.