Ham Street Woods

Coordinates: 51°04′23″N 0°51′58″E / 51.073°N 0.866°E / 51.073; 0.866
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Ham Street Woods
Notification
1989[1]
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Ham Street Woods is a 175.2-hectare (433-acre) biological

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Ham Street Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Ham Street Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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  4. ^ "Kent's National Nature Reserves". Natural England. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Ham Street Woods". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Ham Street Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

51°04′23″N 0°51′58″E / 51.073°N 0.866°E / 51.073; 0.866