Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Kent |
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Grid reference | TQ 660 387 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 10.9 hectares (27 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Brookland Wood is a 10.9-hectare (27-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. [1] [2]
This site has diverse types of woodland and ground flora. Alder is dominant in wet areas and hazel, ash and field maple in drier ones. Small streams have a variety of mosses and liverworts. [3]
A public footpath goes through the wood.
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