Purple Hill
Purple Hill is a 14.9-hectare (37-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Gillingham in Kent. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.
This chalk downland site has herb-rich grassland, scrub and woods. Flora include the nationally rare Kentish milkwort and several uncommon orchids.
The site is private land with no public access.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Purple Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Map of Purple Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 120. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Purple Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 February 2018.