Marden Meadows

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Marden Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Marden Meadow 4.jpg
LocationKent
Grid referenceTQ 761 445[1]
InterestBiological
Area3.7 hectares (9.1 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Marden Meadows is a 3.7-hectare (9.1-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Marden in Kent.[1][2] Part of the site is in the 5.6-hectare (14-acre) Marden Meadow nature reserve, which is owned and managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.[3]

These unimproved neutral meadows are cut for hay each year and then grazed. There are also ponds and hedgerows which are probably of ancient origin, and trees include midland hawthorns and wild service-trees.[4]

There is public access to the nature reserve, but the rest of the site is private land with no public access.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Marden Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Marden Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Marden Meadow". Kent Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Marden Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

Coordinates: 51°10′23″N 0°31′05″E / 51.173°N 0.518°E / 51.173; 0.518

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