Sissinghurst Park Wood Explained

Sissinghurst Park Wood
Aos:Kent
Interest:Biological
Area:31.1ha
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Sissinghurst Park Wood is a 31.1abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Sissinghurst Kent.[1] [2]

This wood is mainly sweet chestnut coppice, and the importance of the site lies in the number of rare plants found in its rides. It is the most eastern locality in Britain for ivy-leaved bellflower.[3]

The site is private with no public access.

References

51.12°N 0.573°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Sissinghurst Park Wood . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Sissinghurst Park Wood. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Sissinghurst Park Wood citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 February 2018.