The Larches, Kent

The Larches
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Detling, Kent
OS grid	TQ787587
Area	25 hectares (62 acres)
Managed by	Kent Wildlife Trust

The Larches is a 25-hectare (62-acre) nature reserve north of Detling, which is north of Maidstone in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest[2] and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I[3] It is also part of the North Downs Woodlands Special Area of Conservation,[4] and Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,[2]

This site has chalk grassland, woods and scrub. Grassland flora include autumn gentian, pyramidal orchid and broad-leaved helleborine, and there are butterflies such as the chalkhill blue and marbled white.[1]

There is public access to the site.

References

1. "The Larches". Kent Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
2. "Designated Sites View: Wouldham to Detling Escarpment". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 47, 118. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
4. "Designated Sites View: North Downs Woodlands". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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