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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Darenth Wood

Darenth Wood is a 122.9-hectare (304-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Dartford in Kent.

This ancient semi-natural wood has many rare invertebrates, including thirty-two which are nationally scarce and two which are nationally rare: these are beetles which live in dead and dying oak timber, Grilis pannonicus and Platypus cylindricus.

The wood is crossed by roads and footpaths.

References

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

51°25′34″N 0°16′01″E / 51.426°N 0.267°E / 51.426; 0.267