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Dryhill Local Nature Reserve

Dryhill Local Nature Reserve is on a former quarry site, and the landscape makes it ideal for families and amateur geologists to explore.

 

 

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Dryghill Nature Reserve

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Dryhill Local Nature Reserve

Dryhill Lane
Near Sevenoaks
TN14 6EP

01732 823 570

Opening times

9am to dusk or 9pm. Whichever is earlier. Park closed Christmas Day.

Directions and public transport

From Sevenoaks/Riverhead, follow the A25 towards Westerham. Continue over the A21/M25 flyover and turn left into Dryhill Lane.

The nearest train station is Sevenoaks (3 miles).

Parking

Available free of charge.

Managed by Kent County Council

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About

Situated in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Dryhill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The exceptional structure of its rocks and fossils led to it becoming the first 'geological' Local Nature Reserve in Kent.

Dryhill is part of Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS), geological sites that are important for historical, scientific research or educational reasons. The Kent RIGS Group, English Nature and Local Authorities work together to protect and maintain them for these purposes. For more information visit Kent RIGS

The quarry closed in the 1950's and since then nature has reclaimed the site, creating woodlands that are ideal for picnics.

The rocks at Dryhill are of great research and educational value as they allow geologists to understand the environmental conditions that existed during the Lower Cretaceous, an important part of our geological history. Exceptional rock formations exposed on the site called Hythe Beds are thought to have been deposited approximately 115 million years ago.

Facilities

 Parking

 Picnic area

 View points

Contact us

Kent Country Parks 
County Hall
2nd Floor, Invicta House
Maidstone
Kent, ME14 1XX

Envelope kentcountryparks @kent.gov.uk

Telephone 08458 247 600 (open 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday)