Park Wood, Chilham

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

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

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|name= Park Wood, Chilham

|aos= Kent

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|31.1|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1985

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000344%27 Magic Map]

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Park Wood is a {{convert| 31.1 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Chilham in Kent.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000344&SiteName=chilham&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Park Wood, Chilham | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 22 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000344%27 |title=Map of Park Wood, Chilham|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 22 February 2018}}

This wood is mainly hazel and hornbeam coppice with oak standards, and diverse shrub and ground layers. There are many breeding birds and invertebrates, including two which are rare, the wasp Crossocerus distinguendus and the soldier fly Stratiomys potamida.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000344.pdf |title=Park Wood, Chilham citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 22 February 2018}}

There is access from the A252 road.