Scotney Castle SSSI

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|image= A Bridge and Gate at Scotney Castle - geograph.org.uk - 75345.jpg

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|name= Scotney Castle

|aos= Kent

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|TQ 689 352}}

|area= {{convert|112.5|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1991

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001184%27 Magic Map]

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Scotney Castle SSSI is a {{convert| 112.5|ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the grounds of Scotney Castle, a National Trust property south-east of Tunbridge Wells in Kent.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001184&SiteName=scotney&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Scotney Castle | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 27 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001184%27 |title=Map of Scotney Castle|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 27 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scotney-castle|title=Scotney Castle|publisher=National Trust|accessdate=22 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125234800/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scotney-castle|archivedate=25 November 2017}}

This site has parkland, grassland, woodland. There are dormice, a protected species, and several nationally scarce invertebrates, such as Rolph's door snail. There are man-made ponds and a moat.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001184.pdf |title= Scotney Castle citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 27 February 2018}}

The gardens are open to the public.