Ellenden Wood
Woodland near Whitstable, Kent, England
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Ellenden Wood is a 90.6-hectare (224-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Whitstable in Kent.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[3] and a Special Area of Conservation[4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TR 101 624[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 90.6 hectares (224 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This wood has diverse flora with over 250 species of vascular plants and 300 of fungi. Insects include 3 species which are nationally rare, and there are mammals such as wood mice, dormice and two species of shrew.[5]
Several public footpaths cross the site.
