Kemsing Down

Kemsing Down
Map
Interactive map of Kemsing Down
TypeNature reserve
LocationSevenoaks, Kent
OS gridTQ 550 594
Area16 hectares (40 acres)
Managed byKent Wildlife Trust

Kemsing Down is a 16-hectare (40-acre) nature reserve north of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.[1] It is in the Kent DownsArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[2]

Habitats in this downland site include ancient and secondary woodland, scrub and chalk grassland. There are man, pyramidal and common spottedorchids, and butterflies include the brown argus and grizzled skipper.[1]

There is access by a footpath from Pilgrims Way.

References

  1. ^ ab"Kemsing Down". Kent Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. ^"Interactive Map". Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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