Shorne and Ashenbank Woods
Woodland in Kent, England
About
Shorne and Ashenbank Woods is a 197.4-hectare (488-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Rochester and Gravesend in Kent. Part of it is Shorne Woods Country Park.
These woods have diverse and important invertebrates, especially dragonflies, beetles and true bugs, including the rare beetles Mordella holomelaena and Peltodytes caesus. Several clay workings have been landscaped to create shallow ponds designed for wildlife.
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Gravesham
Borough and non-metropolitan district in England
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Cobham Hall
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Shorne Woods Country Park
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Darnley Mausoleum
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Owletts
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