Tower Hill To Cockham Wood
Tower Hill to Cockham Wood is a 47.8-hectare (118-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Rochester in Kent. It contains two Geological Conservation Review sites.
This site contains typical woodland on Tertiary deposits, and sandy areas which have diverse invertebrates, including seven nationally rare bees and wasps. Upnor Quarry exposes a complete sequence of Tertiary rocks.
There are public footpaths through the site, but some parts are private land.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Map of Tower Hill to Cockham Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Lower Upnor Sand Pit (Palaeogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Upnor (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Tower Hill to Cockham Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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