| The Larches | |
| Type: | Nature reserve |
| Grid Ref Uk: | TQ787587 |
| Location: | Detling, Kent |
| Area: | 25ha |
| Manager: | Kent Wildlife Trust |
The Larches is a 25abbr=offNaNabbr=off nature reserve north of Detling, which is north of Maidstone in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest[2] and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I[3] It is also part of the North Downs Woodlands Special Area of Conservation,[4] and Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,[2]
This site has chalk grassland, woods and scrub. Grassland flora include autumn gentian, pyramidal orchid and broad-leaved helleborine, and there are butterflies such as the chalkhill blue and marbled white.[1]
There is public access to the site.
. Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 47, 118 . Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .