Ellenden Wood facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Kent |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 90.6 hectares (224 acres) |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Ellenden Wood is a 90.6-hectare (224-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Whitstable in Kent. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2. and a Special Area of Conservation
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.
Several public footpaths cross the site.
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