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YOCKLETTS BANK Latitude and Longitude:

51°11′17″N 1°02′24″E / 51.188°N 1.040°E / 51.188; 1.040
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Yockletts Bank
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationKent
Grid reference TR 125 476 [1]
InterestBiological
Area25.4 hectares (63 acres) [1]
Notification1985 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Yockletts Bank is a 25.4-hectare (63-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Stelling Minnis in Kent. [1] [2] It is managed by KWT [3] and is part of Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [3]

This sloping site has woodland on dry chalk soils. There are diverse woodland breeding birds, and the ground flora is dominated by bluebells, but there are also many orchids. [4]

There is access from the road called Gogway, which runs through the site.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Yockletts Bank". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Yockletts Bank". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Yockletts Bank". Kent Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Yockletts Bank citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

51°11′17″N 1°02′24″E / 51.188°N 1.040°E / 51.188; 1.040