Tower Hill to Cockham Wood

Tower Hill to Cockham Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationKent
Grid referenceTQ 761 709[1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area47.8 hectares (118 acres)[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Tower Hill to Cockham Wood is a 47.8-hectare (118-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Rochester in Kent.[1][2] It contains two Geological Conservation Review sites.[3][4]

This site contains typical woodland on Tertiary deposits, and sandy areas which have diverse invertebrates, including seven nationally rare bees and wasps. Upnor Quarry exposes a complete sequence of Tertiary rocks.[5]

There are public footpaths through the site, but some parts are private land.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Tower Hill to Cockham Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Lower Upnor Sand Pit (Palaeogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Upnor (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Tower Hill to Cockham Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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