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Purple Hill

Purple Hill

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Purple Hill is a 14.9-hectare (37-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Gillingham in Kent.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[3]

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This chalk downland site has herb-rich grassland, scrub and woods. Flora include the nationally rare Kentish milkwort and several uncommon orchids.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. [1]
    "Designated Sites View: Purple Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Map of Purple Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 120. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  4. [4]
    "Purple Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

51.330°N 0.600°E / 51.330; 0.600
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