Queendown Warren

Site details

UK map showing location of Queendown Warren Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Queendown Warren SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country England
Unitary Authority  Kent
Centroid* TQ827629
Latitude 51 20 07 N
Longitude 00 37 24 E
SAC EU code UK0012833
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 14.28
* This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC.

General site character

Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (10%)
Dry grassland. Steppes (70%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (20%)


Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

Natura 2000 data form for this site as submitted to Europe (PDF format, size 30kb).

Interactive map from MAGIC (Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside).

 

Note:

When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies: on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia)
Queendown Warren consists of CG3 Bromus erectus grassland. It contains an important assemblage of rare and scarce species, including early spider-orchid Ophrys sphegodes, burnt orchid Orchis ustulata and man orchid Aceras anthropophorum.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable.

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

Not applicable.


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