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'''Northward Hill''' is a {{convert| 52.5 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] [[Kent]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003887&SiteName=NORTHWARD&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Northward Hill| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 19 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003887%27 |title=Map of Northward Hill|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=19 February 2018}}</ref> It is a [[Nature Conservation Review]] site, Grade 2,<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=Derek |editor-last=Ratcliffe |title=A Nature Conservation Review|volume=2 |page= 5|authorlink=Derek Ratcliffe |publisher= Cambridge University Press|location =Cambridge, UK |year=1977|isbn= 0521 21403 3 }}</ref> and is also designated High Halstow [[National Nature Reserve]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kents-national-nature-reserves/kents-national-nature-reserves|title=Kent's National Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|date=2 August 2014|accessdate=23 January 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124072455/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kents-national-nature-reserves/kents-national-nature-reserves|archivedate=24 January 2018|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006074&SiteName=halstow&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: High Halstow | series= National Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 17 January 2018}}</ref> The site is managed by the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/northward-hill |title= Northward Hill|publisher=Royal Society for the Protection of Birds|accessdate= 19 February 2018}}</ref>
'''Northward Hill''' is a {{convert| 52.5 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] [[Kent]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003887&SiteName=NORTHWARD&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Northward Hill| series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 19 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003887%27 |title=Map of Northward Hill|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=19 February 2018}}</ref> It is a [[Nature Conservation Review]] site, Grade 2,<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=Derek |editor-last=Ratcliffe |title=A Nature Conservation Review|volume=2 |page= 5|authorlink=Derek Ratcliffe |publisher= Cambridge University Press|location =Cambridge, UK |year=1977|isbn= 0521 21403 3 }}</ref> and is also designated High Halstow [[National Nature Reserve]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kents-national-nature-reserves/kents-national-nature-reserves|title=Kent's National Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|date=2 August 2014|accessdate=23 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124072455/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kents-national-nature-reserves/kents-national-nature-reserves|archivedate=24 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1006074&SiteName=halstow&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: High Halstow | series= National Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 17 January 2018}}</ref> The site is managed by the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/northward-hill |title= Northward Hill|publisher=Royal Society for the Protection of Birds|accessdate= 19 February 2018}}</ref>


This site has mixed woodland, scrub, ponds, grassland and bracken. It has the largest [[heronry]] in Britain, with more than 200 pairs, and insects include the scarce [[sloe carpet]] and [[least carpet]] moths.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003887.pdf |title=Northward Hill citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 19 February 2018}}</ref>
This site has mixed woodland, scrub, ponds, grassland and bracken. It has the largest [[heronry]] in Britain, with more than 200 pairs, and insects include the scarce [[sloe carpet]] and [[least carpet]] moths.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003887.pdf |title=Northward Hill citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 19 February 2018}}</ref>

Revision as of 17:25, 25 September 2019

Northward Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
StandortKent
Grid referenceTQ 781 762[1]
InterestBiological
Area52.5 hectares (130 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Northward Hill is a 52.5-hectare (130-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest Kent.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[3] and is also designated High Halstow National Nature Reserve[4][5] The site is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.[6]

This site has mixed woodland, scrub, ponds, grassland and bracken. It has the largest heronry in Britain, with more than 200 pairs, and insects include the scarce sloe carpet and least carpet moths.[7]

There is access by public footpaths from High Halstow.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Northward Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Northward Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 5. 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: High Halstow". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Northward Hill". Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Northward Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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