Wells Chalk Pit

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Wells Chalk Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Norfolk
Grid reference TF 929 429 [1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area4.0 hectares (9.9 acres) [1]
Notification 1985 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Wells Chalk Pit is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the eastern outskirts of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site, [3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [4]

This quarry has chalk grassland with large populations of orchids in areas which have not been worked for many years. The site is also geologically important as it exposes the glacial deposits of the Marly Drift till, which was formerly believed to date to the Anglian glaciation, but may belong to the more recent Wolstonian ice age. [5] [6]

There is access to the site from Stiffkey Road.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Wells Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Wells Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wells Chalk Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Wells Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lowestoft Formation". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

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