Bus Company Island is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Canterbury in Kent. It is owned and managed by Canterbury City Council.[1][2]
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Canterbury, Kent |
| OS grid | TR 149 583 |
| Area | 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres) |
| Managed by | Canterbury City Council |
The island is important as a reptile monitoring site.[1] It was formerly a watermill, and then a bus park. It is now a meadow and orchard.[3]
Access is by permit only.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Map of Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Once a bus park, now a wildlife haven". Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.