Scord's Wood and Brockhoult Mount explained

Scord's Wood and Brockhoult Mount
Aos:Kent
Interest:Biological
Area:252.3ha
Notifydate:1991
Map: Magic Map

Scord's Wood and Brockhoult Mount is a 252.3abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Sevenoaks in Kent.[1] [2] Scord's Wood is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[3]

This sloping site has the best sessile oak stands in the county. Grasslands on acidic soils are mainly common bent, heath bedstraw, and sheep’s sorrel, together with some heather and bracken.[4]

This site is composed of a number of scattered blocks, as well as public footpaths and bridleways that go through some areas.

References

51.248°N 0.112°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Scord's Wood and Brockhoult Mount . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 27 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Scord's Wood and Brockhoult Mount. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 27 February 2018.
  3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

    . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 46 . Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .

  4. Web site: Scord's Wood and Brockhoult Mount citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 27 February 2018.