Bus Company Island

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]

Bus Company Island
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationCanterbury, Kent
OS gridTR 149 583
Area1.1 hectares (2.7 acres)
Managed byCanterbury City Council

This 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

  1. "Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. "Map of Bus Company Island". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. "Once a bus park, now a wildlife haven". Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

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