Purple Hill Explained

Purple Hill
Aos:	Kent
Interest:	Biological
Area:	14.9ha
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Purple Hill is a 14.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Gillingham in Kent.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.^[3]

This chalk downland site has herb-rich grassland, scrub and woods. Flora include the nationally rare Kentish milkwort and several uncommon orchids.^[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

51.33°N 0.6°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Purple Hill . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 February 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Purple Hill. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 February 2018.
3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 120. Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .

4. Web site: Purple Hill citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 February 2018.