South Blean

South Blean is a 329-hectare (810-acre) nature reserve near Chartham Hatch, west of Canterbury in Kent. It is owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.[1]

South Blean
TypeNature reserve
LocationChartham Hatch, Kent
OS gridTR 093571
Area329 hectares (810 acres)
Managed byKent Wildlife Trust

This site has native woodland, conifer plantations, heath, and bog. KWT is gradually removing the conifers to allow natural regeneration, and it also manages the site by grazing and coppicing. Birds include nightjars and nightingales.[1]

There is access from the track called Primrose Hill.

References

  1. "South Blean". Kent Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

51.275°N 0.999°E / 51.275; 0.999

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