Otford to Shoreham Downs explained

Otford to Shoreham Downs
Aos:Kent
Interest:Biological
Area:145.1ha
Notifydate:1991
Map: Magic Map

Otford to Shoreham Downs is a 145.1abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Kemsing and Eynesford in Kent.[1] [2] It is part of Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty[3] and part it is Fackenden Down, a nature reserve managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust[4]

These downs have woodland, scrub and species-rich chalk grassland, which has been traditionally managed by grazing. A decline in grazing has caused the chalk downland to become overgrown, but it is still very species diverse, with over a hundred plants recorded.[5]

References

51.335°N 0.199°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Otford to Shoreham Downs . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Otford to Shoreham Downs. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Interactive Map. Kent Downs AONB. 22 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Fackenden Down . Kent Wildlife Trust . 18 January 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103073232/http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/fackenden-down . 2018-01-03 .
  5. Web site: Otford to Shoreham Downs citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 February 2018.

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