Stodmarsh SSSI

Stodmarsh SSSI is a 623.2-hectare (1,540-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Stodmarsh, north-east of Canterbury in Kent.[1][2] Parts of it are a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[3] a National Nature Reserve,[4][5] a Ramsar internationally important wetland site,[6] a Special Area of Conservation[7] and a Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[8]

Stodmarsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchKent
Grid referenceTR 212 613[1]
InterestBiological
Area623.2 hectares (1,540 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This site has flooded gravel pits, scrub, reed beds, grassland and alder carr, with a diverse flora and fauna. Several scarce moths have been recorded and two rare birds, cetti's warbler and the bearded tit, breed in nationally significant numbers.[9]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. "Map of Stodmarsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 206. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  4. "Kent's National Nature Reserves". Natural England. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  8. "Designated Sites View: Stodmarsh". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  9. "Stodmarsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

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