Knole Park

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Knole Park
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Dry Valley, Knole Park - geograph.org.uk - 857604.jpg
Location Kent
Grid reference TQ 543 538 [1]
InterestBiological
Area383.4 hectares (947 acres) [1]
Notification 1991 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Knole Park is a 383.4-hectare (947-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sevenoaks in Kent. [1] [2] About 43 acres of the park belongs to the National Trust, as does Knole House, which sits within it. [3] The remaining parkland is privately owned by the Knole Estate. [4] It is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [5]

The park has acidic woodland, parkland, woods and ponds. It has the best ancient woodland invertebrates in the county, including the nationally rare beetle Platypus cylindrus and several nationally scarce species, and it also has a rich fungus flora. [5]

The park is open to the public and has a herd of around 350 deer, both fallow deer and Sika deer, which are owned and managed by the Knole Estate. [6]

The golf course of Knole Park Golf Club is located within Knole Park.

The park was the filming location for the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever" promotional music video. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Knole Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. "Map of Knole Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. "Knole". National Trust. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. "Interview with Lord Sackville". Kent Life. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Knole Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. "Wild deer herd at Knole". National Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. "Strawberry Fields Forever - Kent Film Office". kentfilmoffice.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

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