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Nashenden Down

Coordinates: 51°21′50″N 0°29′02″E / 51.364°N 0.484°E / 51.364; 0.484
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Nashenden Down
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TypeNature reserve
LocationRochester, Kent
OS gridTQ730657
Area55 hectares (140 acres)
Managed byKent Wildlife Trust

Nashenden Down is a 55-hectare (140-acre) nature reserve on the southern outskirts of Rochester in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust, and is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1]

This nature reserve was created from a large arable field in 2009, and it is being regenerated with chalk grassland species, partly by colonisation from a steep bank which escaped ploughing and partly by seed spreading. An area of scrub provides a habitat for birds.[1]

There is access to the site from Nashenden Farm Lane.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nashenden Down". Kent Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

51°21′50″N 0°29′02″E / 51.364°N 0.484°E / 51.364; 0.484