Ham Street Woods facts for kids
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Kent |
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Interest | Biological |
Area | 175.2 hectares (433 acres) |
Notification | 1989 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Ham Street Woods is a 175.2-hectare (433-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ashford in Kent. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. and an area of 97.1 hectares (240 acres) is a National Nature Reserve
This semi-natural wood is more than 400 years old, and it has rich and diverse invertebrates, including 12 rare or scarce dead wood species, such as the nationally rare beetle, Tomoxia biguttata.
There is access from the Greensand Way, which crosses the site.
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