Folkestone Warren facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Kent |
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| Interest | Biological Geological |
| Area | 316.3 hectares (782 acres) |
| Notification | 1987 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Folkestone Warren is a 316.3-hectare (782-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which runs along the coast between Folkestone and Dover in Kent. It is a Nature Conservation Review site and it contains three Geological Conservation Review sites and part of a fourth. An area of 83.6 hectares (207 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve,
These chalk cliffs have several nationally rare plants and they provide a location for cliff nesting and wintering birds. The SSSI also contains two internationally important reference sites for study of the Cretaceous period.
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