On this page you will find links to, and information about, a selection of Kent's botanical publications: County Floras, both current and historical; site Floras of nature reserves; axiophytes; reports and lists.
The comprehensive Kent Rare Plant Register 2023 can be found here. Current and past issues of Kent Botany and the Kent Botanical Recording Group Newsletter can be found on our Kent Newsletters page.
Floras of Kent
Eric Philp’s New Atlas of the Kent Flora (2010) and Atlas of the Kent Flora (1982) are the most recent general accounts of the county’s flora, but are now only obtainable second-hand.
Hanbury & Marshall’s Flora of Kent (1899) may be viewed here.
Other county and local Floras are available via the links below.
Francis Rose's Flora of Kent
This reconstruction of Kent's Missing Flora, Francis Rose's Flora of Kent, was revised in 2023.
Other site Floras
- Flora of Haysden Country Park by Alan Heyes (2022)
- Flora of Hothfield Heath by Alex Lockton (2022)
- Flora of Sheppey by Geoffrey Kitchener (2021)
- Flora of Stodmarsh by Alex Lockton (2023)
- Flora of Wye Downs by Alex Lockton (2023)
Historic Kent Floras
Eric Philp’s New Atlas of the Kent Flora (2010) and Atlas of the Kent Flora (1982) are the most recent general accounts of the county’s flora, but are now only obtainable secondhand.
Hanbury & Marshall’s 1899 Flora can be viewed here.
'Probably extinct Kent' plants
Plants which have been present in the county and would have qualified for the register, but which are no longer expected to be found, are listed in the 'Probably extinct' Kent plants list (February 2021 update).
Kent Biodiversity Strategy (Local Nature Recovery Strategy) species
Survey and study details for three iconic Kentish species – Lady Orchid, True Fox-sedge and Kentish Milkwort – (2020-23) may be found here.
Kent axiophytes
A list of ‘worthy ‘plants, indicators of Kent habitats considered important for conservation (revised 2023), may be found here. The list was revised in 2023.