Church Woods, Blean is a 526.7-hectare (1,302-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Canterbury in Kent.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] a National Nature Reserve,[4][5] a Special Area of Conservation[6] and part of it is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve.[7]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TR 103 601[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 526.7 hectares (1,302 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 2000[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This broadleaved coppice with standards wood has a diverse range of trees, a rich ground flora, a wide variety of birds and many uncommon invertebrates, including the nationally rare heath fritillary butterfly.[8]
There is public access to the site and it is crossed by footpaths.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Church Woods, Blean". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Map of Church Woods, Blean". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-521-21403-3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Blean Woods". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Kent's National Nature Reserves". Natural England. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Blean Complex". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Blean Woods". Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Church Woods, Blean citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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