Tankerton Slopes is a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) biological
Site of Special Scientific Interest in
Whitstable in
Kent.
[1][2]It is part of the Tankerton Slopes and Swalecliffe
Special Area of Conservation[3]
This north facing slope has a population of tall herbs, including the largest population in Britain of
hog’s fennel, a nationally rare
umbellifer. Fauna include
agonopterix putridella, a nationally rare moth whose larvae feed exclusively on hog's fennel.
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There is access to the site from Tankerton Beach. The height of Tankerton slopes vary across the site, but are approximately 50 feet (15 metres) high when measured from the promenade or 66 feet (20 metres) in elevation from sea level.
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