Rectory Meadow

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Kent, England}}

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| name = Rectory Meadow

| photo = Rectory Meadow 8.jpg

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| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TQ 603 685

| location = Hartley, Kent

| area = {{convert| 2.2 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

| manager = Hartley Parish Council and North West Kent Countryside Project

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Rectory Meadow is a {{convert| 2.2 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} Local Nature Reserve in Hartley in Kent. It is owned by Hartley Parish Council and managed by the council together with the North West Kent Countryside Project.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1123079&SiteName=&countyCode=24&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Rectory Meadow|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 8 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271123079%27 |title=Map of Rectory Meadow|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 8 April 2018}}

This site has chalk grassland and woodland. 193 species of flora have been recorded, including man orchids and cornflowers.

There is access from Hartley Road.

{{commons category|Rectory Meadow}}

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{{Local Nature Reserves in Kent}}

Category:Local Nature Reserves in Kent