Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore

Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Barrow Brook Valley
Area of Search Kent
Grid reference TQ 993 730[1]
Interest Biological
Geological
Area 303.6 hectares (750 acres)[1]
Notification 1998[1]
Location map Magic Map

Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore is a 303.6-hectare (750-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches between Minster and Leysdown-on-Sea in Kent.[1][2] It includes five Geological Conservation Review sites.[3][4][5][6][7]

This site exposes Eocene London Clay with well preserved fossil fauna and flora, which have been studied since the eighteenth century. Flora include tropical lianas. The site is botanically important for the nationally rare dragon's teeth.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Warden Point (Aves)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Warden Point (Tertiary Reptilia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Warden Point (Mass movement)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sheppey (Tertiary Palaeobotany)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sheppey (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

Coordinates: 51°25′16″N 0°51′54″E / 51.421°N 0.865°E / 51.421; 0.865

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