Bus Company Island
Park in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Canterbury, Kent |
OS grid | TR 149 583 |
Area | 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres) |
Managed by | Canterbury City Council |
Bus Company Island is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Canterbury in Kent. It is owned and managed by Canterbury City Council.[1][2]
The island is important as a reptile monitoring site.[1] It was formerly a watermill, and then a bus park. It is now a meadow and orchard.[3]
Access is by permit only.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Map of Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Once a bus park, now a wildlife haven". Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
51°16′59″N 1°04′48″E / 51.283°N 1.080°E / 51.283; 1.080
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- Ashford Community Woodland
- Ashford Green Corridors
- Hothfield Common
- Poulton Wood
- Bishopstone Cliffs
- Bus Company Island
- Foxes Cross Bottom
- Curtis Wood
- Jumping Downs
- Larkey Valley Wood
- No Man's Orchard
- Seasalter Levels
- South Bank of the Swale
- Tyler Hill Meadow
- Whitehall Meadows