Alex Farm Pastures
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationKent
Grid referenceTQ 966 368[1]
InterestBiological
Area4.5 hectares (11 acres)[1]
Notification1994[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Alex Farm Pastures is a 4.5-hectare (11-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Shadoxhurst in Kent.[1][2]

This site has unimproved neutral grassland, which is a nationally rare habitat. Some of it has been lost to scrub, but in other areas it is maintained by rabbit grazing. There are several uncommon butterflies, including the nationally scarce pearl-bordered fritillary and small pearl-bordered fritillary.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Alex Farm Pastures". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Alex Farm Pastures". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alex Farm Pastures citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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