Wretton SSSI

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Wretton SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Norfolk, England
Grid reference TL 684 992 [1]
InterestGeological
Area20.6 hectares (51 acres) [1]
Notification 1985 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Wretton SSSI is a 20.6-hectare (51-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Downham Market in Norfolk, England. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3] [4]

This site exposes layer across the transition between the warm Ipswichian and the colder Devensian around 115,000 years ago. It has the richest assemblage of early Devensian vertebrate fossils in Britain, including arctic fox, bison and woolly rhinoceros. [5]

A footpath runs along the boundary of part of the site.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Wretton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Wretton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wretton (Pleistocene Vertebrata)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wretton (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Wretton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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