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1316:Oare Meadow
1263:Bough Beech
1217:Tyland Barn
1212:Quarry Wood
1202:The Larches
1095:South Swale
1090:South Blean
1034:Wattle Wood
814:Ambley Wood
730:High Meadow
659:Curtis Wood
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286:hen harrier
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238:common tern
214:pied avocet
197:Oare Meadow
1435:Categories
1179:Spong Wood
1072:Canterbury
1052:Downe Bank
1024:Stone Wood
844:South Wood
636:Canterbury
538:51°20′38″N
498:22 January
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317:References
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181:Oare Creek
127:under the
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1197:Kiln Wood
1189:Maidstone
854:Sevenoaks
791:River Len
778:Maidstone
541:0°53′10″E
177:Faversham
165:Faversham
110:The Swale
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96:north of
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1115:Dartford
704:Dartford
304:See also
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242:garganey
50:Location
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996:Ashford
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142:Access
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