Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Kent |
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Grid reference | TQ 756 734 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 351.0 hectares (867 acres) [1] |
Notification | 2013 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill is a 351-hectare (870-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Rochester in Kent. [1] [2]
This site has diverse habitats, including ancient semi-natural woodland, grassland and scrub. There are nationally important numbers of nightingales in the woodland and scrub during the breeding season, and invertebrates include nationally scarce moths. [3]
Public footpaths go through the woods.