South Blean

South Blean is a 329-hectare (810-acre) nature reserve near Chartham Hatch, west of Canterbury in Kent. It is owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.^[1]

TypeNature reserve

LocationChartham Hatch, Kent

OS gridTR 093571

Area329 hectares (810 acres)

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South Blean
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Type	Nature reserve
Location	Chartham Hatch, Kent
OS grid	TR 093571
Area	329 hectares (810 acres)
Managed by	Kent Wildlife Trust

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This site has native woodland, conifer plantations, heath, and bog. KWT is gradually removing the conifers to allow natural regeneration, and it also manages the site by grazing and coppicing. Birds include nightjars and nightingales.^[1]

There is access from the track called Primrose Hill.

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