Magpie Bottom

{{Short description|Protected area in Kent, England}}

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|image= View of Magpie Bottom Valley - geograph.org.uk - 1315100.jpg

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|name= Magpie Bottom

|aos= Kent

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|TQ 545 612}}

|area= {{convert|51.9|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1987

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000201%27 Magic Map]

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Magpie Bottom is a {{convert| 51.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Sevenoaks in Kent.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000201&SiteName=magpie&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Magpie 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%271000201%27 |title=Map of Magpie Bottom|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 18 February 2018}}

This steeply sloping area of chalk grassland has diverse herb flora, including the nationally rare Kentish milkwort and seven species of orchid, such as the scarce man orchid. There are also areas of woodland and scrub.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000201.pdf |title=Magpie Bottom citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 18 February 2018}}

Public footpaths go through the site.