Lynsore Bottom

{{Short description|Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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|image= Road through Fryarne Park Wood - geograph.org.uk - 330884.jpg

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|name= Lynsore Bottom

|aos= Kent

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|70.6|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1985

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000164%27 Magic Map]

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Lynsore Bottom is a {{convert| 70.6 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Folkestone in Kent.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000164&SiteName=lynsore&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Lynsore Bottom | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate =18 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000164%27 |title=Map of Lynsore Bottom|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 18 February 2018}}

These coppice with standards woods have a variety of tree species. The ground flora is diverse, and the woods are also important for their breeding birds, including tawny owls, grasshopper warblers and hawfinches.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000164.pdf |title=Lynsore Bottom citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 18 February 2018}}

The woods are crossed by public footpaths.