(Source: Natural England) 19 November 2013 Natural England today confirmed Lodge Hill in Kent as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for its nightingale population, special grassland and woodland. The decision, taken by the Board at a public meeting, marks the final step in the designation process after Lodge Hill was notified as a SSSI in March this year. The site was combined with SSSI land at neighbouring Chattenden Woods to form Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill SSSI. It is the first in Britain to have the nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos - as one of its notified features. As the Government's conservation adviser, Natural England has a duty to notify SSSIs when it considers...
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