Setchey SSSI

Setchey SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Norfolk
Grid reference TF 632 131[1]
Interest Geological
Area 33.4 hectares (83 acres)[1]
Notification 1993[1]
Location map Magic Map

Setchey SSSI is a 33.4-hectare (83-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of King's Lynn in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site throws light on sea level changes in the Holocene, the period since the end of the last ice age, 11,700 years ago. It is part of a network of Fenland sites which allows correlation across the area.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Setchey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Setchey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Setchey (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Setchey citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

Coordinates: 52°41′28″N 0°24′47″E / 52.691°N 0.413°E / 52.691; 0.413

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