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Park in Kent, United Kingdom
Ditton Quarry
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationMaidstone, Kent
OS gridTQ 715 575
Area5.6 hectares (14 acres)
Managed byDitton Parish Council

Ditton Quarry is a 5.6-hectare (14-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Ditton, on the north-western outskirts of Maidstone in Kent. It is owned and managed by Ditton Parish Council.

This former quarry has grassland and scrub, with diverse fauna including butterflies, foxes, rabbits, frogs, toads and newts. The meadow is rich in wild flowers.

There is access from Kiln Barn Road

References

  1. ^ "Ditton Quarry". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. "Map of Ditton Quarry". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

51°17′28″N 0°27′29″E / 51.291°N 0.458°E / 51.291; 0.458

Local nature reserves in Kent
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Canterbury
Dartford
Dover
Folkestone & Hythe
Maidstone
Medway
Sevenoaks
Swale
Tonbridge and Malling
Tunbridge Wells
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