Robins Wood

Robins Wood is a 47.7-hectare (118-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Tunbridge Wells and Ashford in Kent.^[1][2]

Key Information

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Kent
Grid reference	TQ 768 338[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	47.7 hectares (118 acres)[1]
Notification	1987[1]
Location map	Magic Map
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This is a deep valley along a stream in the Weald, and has the humid conditions typical of such areas. It has a diverse flora of mosses, ferns and liverworts, and woodland which is thought to date back to recolonisation after the last ice age ended 11,700 years ago.^[3]

Footpaths go through some parts of the site.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Robins Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. ^ "Map of Robins Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
3. ^ "Robins Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

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