Nemo Down

Nemo Down is a 21-hectare (50-acre)[1] nature reserve on the western outskirts of Dover in Kent. It was shown as owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust until 2018.[2]

Nemo Down
TypeNature reserve
LocationDover, Kent
OS gridTR 293 419
Area21 hectares (50 acres)[1]

This site has chalk grassland, scrub and woodland. There is a diverse range of plants including pyramidal orchids and wood anemones, and butterflies such as the marbled white and wall brown.[2]

There is access, which can be very muddy, on Coombe Road.

References

  1. Kent Wildlife Trust gives an area of 62 hectares for Nemo Down and the neighbouring High Meadow and Whinless Down, which have total area of 41 hectares, leaving 21 hectares for Nemo Down.
  2. "Nemo Down". Kent Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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