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Burham Marsh
Burham Marsh — park in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Snodland · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Burham Marsh is a public park in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "park in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.3272°, 0.4583°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Holborough to Burham Marshes SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Burham Marsh nature reserve is an 11 hectare tidal Reed bed on the River Medway 5 miles northwest of Maidstone. It is just east of Snodland but being on the east bank of the river it is accessed via Burham. It is part the Holborough to Wouldham Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
Cars may be parked at Burham Court Church at TQ 717621. A public footpath runs along the river embankment (the sea wall) from which there are good views of most of the reserve and adjacent meadows. The path is mostly level but soft in wet weather.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3272, 0.4583
- County
- Kent
- District
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Parish
- Burham
- Postcode
- ME1 3YA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Nearest railway station
- Snodland — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4998749 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burham Marsh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Burham Marsh 4.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burham Marsh?
- Burham Marsh is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode ME1 3YA), in the parish of Burham.
- Who owns Burham Marsh?
- Burham Marsh is owned by Kent Wildlife Trust.
- Is Burham Marsh a protected site?
- Yes — Burham Marsh is part of the Holborough to Burham Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Burham Marsh free to visit?
- Yes, Burham Marsh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burham Marsh?
- The nearest railway station is Snodland, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME1 3YA.