Robins Wood

Robins Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Robins Wood.
Area of searchKent
Grid referenceTQ 768 338
InterestBiological
Area47.7 hectares (118 acres)
Notification date1987
Location mapMagic Map

Robins Wood is a 47.7-hectare (118-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Tunbridge Wells and Ashford in Kent, England.

This is a deep valley along a stream in the Weald, and has the humid conditions typical of such areas. It has a diverse flora of mosses, ferns and liverworts, and woodland which is thought to date back to recolonisation after the last ice age ended 11,700 years ago.

Footpaths go through some parts of the site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Robins Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Robins Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Robins Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

51°04′34″N 0°31′19″E / 51.076°N 0.522°E / 51.076; 0.522