TQ4451 : Greensand Way, Crockhamhill Common
taken 13 years ago, near to Crockham Hill, Kent, England
The Greensand Way is a long distance walk of 108 miles (174 km) in Southeast England, from Haslemere in Surrey to Hamstreet in Kent. It follows the Greensand Ridge along the Surrey Hills and Chart Hills. The route is mostly rural, passing through woods and alongside fruit orchards and hop farms in Kent. and links with the Stour Valley Walk near Pluckley in Kent.
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This large area of wooded common land lies high up on the Greensand Ridge in the extreme west of Sevenoaks District. The woodland is managed by the Squerryes Estate.
The Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which means they are some of the most valuable areas of countryside in Kent. There is also a series of old ragstone mines, which now serve as a hibernation site for five species of bats and are managed as a Nature Reserve by Kent Wildlife Trust.