Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Kent |
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Grid reference | TQ 849 557 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 60.9 hectares (150 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Hollingbourne Downs is a 60.9-hectare (150-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Maidstone in Kent. [1] [2]
This escarpment has unimproved chalk grassland and beech woodland. The dominant grasses are tor-grass, upright brome and sheep's fescue, and shrub species on woodland margins include the wayfaring-tree and traveller's-joy. [3]
The site is crossed by several public footpaths.