Boxley Warren
{{Short description|Nature reserve in Kent, England}}
{{infobox park
| name = Boxley Warren
| photo = The North Downs Way enters Westfield Wood - geograph.org.uk - 1639198.jpg
| photo_caption =
| type = Local Nature Reserve
| grid_ref_UK = TQ 762 603
| location = Maidstone, Kent
| area = {{convert| 83.0 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}
| manager = Maidstone Borough Council
}}
Boxley Warren is a {{convert|83 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} Local Nature Reserve north of Maidstone in Kent. It is privately owned and managed by Maidstone Borough Council.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1084810&SiteName=&countyCode=24&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Boxley Warren |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate=5 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271084810%27 |title=Map of Boxley Warren|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 5 March 2018}} It is part of North Downs Woodlands Special Area of Conservation{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030225&SiteName=&countyCode=24&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: North Downs Woodlands | series= Special Area of Conservation|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 23 January 2018}} and Wouldham to Detling Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001339&SiteName=&countyCode=24&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Wouldham to Detling Escarpment | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 23 January 2018}}
This site is yew woodland with diverse fauna and flora. It includes the White Horse Stone, a Neolithic standing stone which is a Scheduled Monument.{{cite web|url= https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005181 |title= White Horse Stone, Aylesford |publisher = Historic England|accessdate= 5 March 2018}}
There is access from the North Downs Way.
{{commons category|Boxley Warren}}
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{{Local Nature Reserves in Kent}}