Seale Chalk Pit

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Seale Chalk Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Surrey
Grid reference SU 899 481 [1]
InterestGeological
Area1.2 hectares (3.0 acres) [1]
Notification 1989 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Seale Chalk Pit is a 1.2-hectare (3.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Guildford in Surrey. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site [3] and part of the Seale Chalk Pit and Meadow3-hectare (7.4-acre) private nature reserve, which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. [4]

This former quarry exposes rocks of the Hog’s Back, and exhibits the separation of the folding Mesozoic rocks of the Weald from the Tertiary sediments of the London Basin. [5]

There is no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Seale Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Seale Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Seale Chalk Pit (Alpine Structures of Southern England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Seale Chalk Pit and Meadow". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Seale Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

51°13′30″N0°42′50″W / 51.225°N 0.714°W / 51.225; -0.714

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