List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kent

A view of Wye and Crundale Downs, designated as an SSSI for both its biological and geological interest.

The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Kent, England, United Kingdom. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features.[1] As of 2008, there are 98 sites designated in this Area of Search, of which 67 have been designated due to their biological interest, 21 due to their geological interest and 10 for both.[2]

Natural England took over the role of designating and managing SSSIs from English Nature in October 2006 when it was formed from the amalgamation of English Nature, parts of the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service. Natural England, like its predecessor, uses the 19741996 county system[3] and as such the same approach is followed here, rather than adopting the current local government or ceremonial county boundaries. The data in the table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

Sites

Contents :
Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified References
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres Map[C] Citation[D]
Alex Farm Pastures Green tick 4.5 11.2 TQ968369 1994 Map
Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods Green tick 226.1 558.7 TR260440 1951 Map
Allington Quarry Green tick 0.6 1.5 TQ743576 1993 Map
Aylesford Pit Green tick 1.9 4.6 TQ730594 1990 Map
Baker's Hole Green tick 6.5 16.1 TQ612741 1951 Map
Bourne Alder Carr Green tick 15.3 37.8 TQ607550 1968 Map
Brookland Wood Green tick 10.7 26.4 TQ661388 1981 Map
Charing Beech Hangers Green tick 53.1 131.2 TQ979484 1968 Map
Chattenden Woods Green tick 133.4 329.5 TQ751737 1968 Map
Chequer's Wood and Old Park Green tick Green tick 106.9 264.1 TR174587 1968 Map
Church Woods, Blean Green tick 297.1 733.8 TR109603 1951 Map
Cobham Woods Green tick 235.2 581.2 TQ699686 1968 Map
Combwell Wood Green tick 110.8 173.7 TQ706342 1968 Map
Cowden Meadow Green tick 1.2 2.9 TQ481414 1981 Map
Cowden Pound Pastures Green tick 5.8 14.3 TQ459433 1994 Map
Dalham Farm Green tick 9.0 22.2 TQ778753 1981 Map
Darenth Wood Green tick 121.8 300.1 TQ575722 1968 Map
Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs Green tick Green tick 299.9 741.1 TR332419 1951 Map
Down Bank Green tick 6.1 14.9 TR083522 1990 Map
Dryhill Green tick 11.5 28.4 TQ499552 1996 Map
Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay Green tick Green tick 9,090.0 22,461.8 TR069201 2006 Map
East Blean Woods Green tick 156.8 387.3 TR189640 1981 Map
Ellenden Wood Green tick 90.8 224.4 TR101624 1972 Map
Farningham Wood Green tick 72.8 179.8 TQ540683 1951 Map
Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment Green tick Green tick 269.5 666.2 TR171394 1951 Map
Folkestone Warren Green tick Green tick 299.4 739.8 TR276386 1951 Map
Gibbin's Brook Green tick 16.6 41.0 TR117385 1981 Map
Great Crabbles Wood Green tick 32.9 81.4 TQ703703 1968 Map
Great Shuttlesfield Down Green tick 21.8 53.8 TR176410 1955 Map
Greatness Brickworks Green tick 7.5 18.5 TQ535578 1968 Map
Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment Green tick 648.4 1,602.2 TQ616596 1951 Map
Ham Street Woods Green tick 172.2 425.5 TQ996352 1951 Map
Hart Hill Green tick 1.5 3.6 TQ943506 1992 Map
Hatch Park Green tick 71.8 177.4 TR063410 1968 Map
High Rocks Green tick 3.2 7.9 TQ560382 1953 Map
Hoad's Wood Green tick 78.2 193.3 TQ953426 1951 Map
Holborough to Burham Marshes Green tick 148.5 366.9 TQ712618 1951 Map
Hollingbourne Downs Green tick 60.9 150.5 TQ841564 1968 Map
Hothfield Common Green tick 56.4 139.3 TQ969458 1951 Map
Houlder and Monarch Hill Pits, Upper Halling Green tick 0.6 1.5 TQ687635 1990 Map
Hubbard's Hill Green tick 66.4 161.0 TQ535520 1996 Map
Ileden and Oxenden Woods Green tick 87.9 217.2 TR219525 1968 Map
Knole Park Green tick 376.2 929.2 TQ542538 1968 Map
Larkey Valley Wood Green tick 42.7 105.6 TR125553 1951 Map
Lenham Quarry Green tick 4.4 10.9 TQ915525 1981 Map
Lullingstone Park Green tick 62.0 153.0 TQ513641 1981 Map
Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs Green tick 69.3 171.2 TR277453 1951 Map
Lympne Escarpment Green tick 143.1 353.6 TR132345 1951 Map
Lynsore Bottom Green tick 70.0 172.9 TR160480 1951 Map
Magpie Bottom Green tick 113.9 281.4 TQ544610 1951 Map
Marden Meadows Green tick 3.5 8.8 TQ762445 1981 Map
Medway Estuary and Marshes Green tick 6,840.1 16,895.1 TQ850720 1968 Map
Northward Hill Green tick 52.5 129.7 TQ781763 1951 Map
Oaken Wood Green tick 17.7 43.7 TQ702549 1985 Map
Oldbury and Seal Chart Green tick 173.9 429.7 TQ571558 1951 Map
One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common Green tick 76.1 188.1 TQ570535 1951 Map
Orlestone Forest Green tick 337.7 834.4 TQ982350 1981 Map
Otford to Shoreham Downs Green tick 147.3 363.7 TQ536596 1951 Map
Otterpool Quarry Green tick 10.9 26.9 TR113364 1984 Map
Park Wood, Chilham Green tick 31.2 77.1 TR043526 1981 Map
Parkgate Down Green tick 7.0 17.3 TR168460 1968 Map
Parsonage Wood Green tick 9.7 24.0 TQ797329 1981 Map
Pembury Cutting and Pit Green tick 1.6 3.9 TQ615414 1968 Map
Peter's Pit Green tick 24.0 59.3 TQ717629 1986 Map
Polebrook Farm Green tick 12.7 31.4 TQ506477 1981 Map
Preston Marshes Green tick 42.9 105.9 TR234605 1968 Map
Purple Hill Green tick 15.1 37.3 TQ811622 1951 Map
Queendown Warren Green tick 22.2 54.8 TQ828629 1951 Map
River Beult Green tick 29.1 71.8 TQ865425 1994 Map
Robins Wood Green tick 53.9 133.2 TQ768338 1968 Map
Rusthall Common Green tick 2.6 6.4 TQ568395 1992 Map
Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes Green tick 1,756.5 4,338.6 TR353585 1951 Map
Scord's Wood and Brockhoult Mount Green tick 245.0 605.4 TQ482520 1963 Map
Scotney Castle Green tick 111.9 276.5 TQ690350 1981 Map
Seabrook Stream Green tick 23.8 58.8 TR178367 1987 Map
Sevenoaks Gravel Pits Green tick 71.0 175.3 TQ522569 1968 Map
Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore Green tick Green tick 301.5 745.0 TR000731 1984 Map
Shorne and Ashenbank Woods Green tick 184.6 456.1 TQ682700 1968 Map
Sissinghurst Park Wood Green tick 32.9 81.3 TQ803389 1951 Map
South Thames Estuary and Marshes Green tick 5,449.1 13,459.4 TQ770785 1951 Map
Southborough Pit Green tick 1.1 2.7 TQ592416 1993 Map
Spot Lane Quarry Green tick 0.9 2.2 TQ793542 1992 Map
Stodmarsh Green tick 604.4 1493.4 TR222618 1951 Map
Sturry Pit Green tick 0.7 1.6 TR174606 1990 Map
Swanscombe Skull Site Green tick 3.9 9.6 TQ597743 1951 Map
Tankerton Slopes Green tick 2.3 5.6 TR121673 1986 Map
Thanet Coast Green tick Green tick 818.7 2,023.0 TR132675 1981 Map
The Swale Green tick 6,568.5 16,230.6 TR000670 1968 Map
Tower Hill to Cockham Wood Green tick Green tick 47.9 118.4 TQ765714 1968 Map
Trottiscliffe Meadows Green tick 5.0 12.4 TQ643595 1990 Map
Wansunt Pit Green tick 1.9 4.7 TQ514736 1951 Map
Wateringbury Green tick 0.2 0.5 TQ688534 1996 Map
West Blean and Thornden Woods Green tick 762.5 1,884.2 TR154636 1989 Map
Westerham Mines Green tick 26.2 64.7 TQ455528 1981 Map
Westerham Wood Green tick 44.0 108.7 TQ439550 1968 Map
Wouldham to Detling Escarpment Green tick Green tick 296.3 732.2 TQ753609 1951 Map
Wye and Crundale Downs Green tick Green tick 348.5 861.0 TR080470 1951 Map
Yockletts Bank Green tick 25.3 62.9 TR126477 1951 Map

Notes

A Data rounded to one decimal place.
B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.[4]
C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by English Nature.
D English Nature citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 13 March 2008.

References

  1. "Notification of SSSIs". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  2. "SSSIs in Wiltshire". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  3. "County search of SSSIs". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  4. "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
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