Ellenden Wood
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Kent |
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| Grid reference | TR 101 624[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 90.6 hectares (224 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Ellenden Wood is a 90.6-hectare (224-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Whitstable in Kent.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[3] and a Special Area of Conservation[4]
This wood has diverse flora with over 250 species of vascular plants and 300 of fungi. Insects include 3 species which are nationally rare, and there are mammals such as wood mice, dormice and two species of shrew.[5]
Several public footpaths cross the site.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Ellenden Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Map of Ellenden Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Blean Complex". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Ellenden Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kent
- Special Areas of Conservation in England
- Nature Conservation Review sites
- Forests and woodlands of Kent