Fackenden Down Explained

Fackenden Down
Type:Nature reserve
Grid Ref Uk:TQ 531 605
Location:Sevenoaks, Kent
Area:14ha
Manager:Kent Wildlife Trust

Fackenden Down is a 14abbr=offNaNabbr=off nature reserve north of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Otford to Shoreham Downs Site of Special Scientific Interest[2]

This site is mainly chalk grassland, with some woodland and scrub. There are a variety of orchids, and butterflies such as the brown argus, common blue and dark green fritillary.[1]

There is access from a road off Shoreham Road opposite Darenth Valley Golf Club.

References

51.323°N 0.196°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fackenden Down . Kent Wildlife Trust . 8 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180103073232/http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/fackenden-down . 2018-01-03 . dead .
  2. Web site: Designated Sites View: Otford to Shoreham Downs . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 18 January 2018.

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