Ham Street Woods
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TR 009 343[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 175.2 hectares (433 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1989[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Ham Street Woods is a 175.2-hectare (433-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ashford in Kent.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,[3] and an area of 97.1 hectares (240 acres) is a National Nature Reserve.[4][5]
This semi-natural wood is more than 400 years old, and it has rich and diverse invertebrates, including 12 rare or scarce dead wood species, such as the nationally rare beetle, Tomoxia biguttata.[6]
There is access from the Greensand Way, which crosses the site. The wood comprises Barrow Wood, Bourne Wood and Carter's Wood, the latter two having residential roads named after them in Hamstreet.
