Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Kent |
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Grid reference | TQ 533 618 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 145.1 hectares (359 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1991 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Otford to Shoreham Downs is a 145.1-hectare (359-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Kemsing and Eynesford in Kent. [1] [2] It is part of Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty [3] and part it is Fackenden Down, a nature reserve managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust [4]
These downs have woodland, scrub and species-rich chalk grassland, which has been traditionally managed by grazing. A decline in grazing has caused the chalk downland to become overgrown, but it is still very species diverse, with over a hundred plants recorded. [5]