Bus Company Island

Bus Company Island
Interactive map of Bus Company Island
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationCanterbury, Kent
OS gridTR 149 583
Area1.1 hectares (2.7 acres)
ManagerCanterbury City Council

Bus Company Island is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Canterbury in Kent. It is owned and managed by Canterbury City Council.

The island is important as a reptile monitoring site. It was formerly a watermill, and then a bus park. It is now a meadow and orchard.

Access is by permit only.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Once a bus park, now a wildlife haven". Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

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