Winterton-Horsey Dunes

Winterton-Horsey Dunes
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Norfolk
Grid reference TG 484 214[1]
Interest Biological
Geological
Area 427.0 hectares (1,055 acres)[1]
Notification 1989[1]
Location map Magic Map

Winterton-Horsey Dunes is a 427-hectare (1,060-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Special Area of Conservation[3] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[4] Winterton Dunes is a National Nature Reserve[5] Winterton Ness is a Geological Conservation Review site.[6] The whole site is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[7]

This site has extensive dunes together with areas of grazing marsh and birch woodland. Invertebrates include a rare amphibian and a rare butterfly. The site is geologically important as it displays the processes which control dynamic dune development.[8]

The beach is open to the public.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Winterton-Horsey Dunes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Winterton-Horsey Dunes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Winterton-Horsey Dunes". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 9–10. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  5. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Winterton Dunes". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Winterton Ness (Coastal Geomorphology of England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Winterton-Horsey Dunes citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

Coordinates: 52°43′59″N 1°40′41″E / 52.733°N 1.678°E / 52.733; 1.678

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