Scotney Castle SSSI

Scotney Castle
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Kent
Grid reference	TQ 689 352
Interest	Biological
Area	112.5 hectares (278 acres)
Notification	1991
Location map	Magic Map

Scotney Castle SSSI is a 112.5-hectare (278-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the grounds of Scotney Castle, a National Trust property south-east of Tunbridge Wells in Kent.^[1]^[2]^[3]

This site has parkland, grassland, woodland. There are dormice, a protected species, and several nationally scarce invertebrates, such as Rolph's door snail. There are man-made ponds and a moat.^[4]

The gardens are open to the public.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Designated Sites View: Scotney Castle". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
^ "Map of Scotney Castle". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
^ "Scotney Castle". National Trust. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
^ "Scotney Castle citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

51°05′28″N 0°24′36″E / 51.091°N 0.410°E / 51.091; 0.410

[dsv-1] "Designated Sites View: Scotney Castle". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[map-2] "Map of Scotney Castle". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[3] "Scotney Castle". National Trust. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

[4] "Scotney Castle citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

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