Slinfold Stream and Quarry

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Slinfold Stream and Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Slinfold Stream
Location West Sussex
Grid reference TQ 125 316 [1]
InterestGeological
Area2.3 hectares (5.7 acres) [1]
Notification 1990 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Slinfold Stream and Quarry is a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Horsham in West Sussex. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

This site exposes the Horsham Stone member of the Lower Weald Clay, dating to the Early Cretaceous, around 130 million years ago. It preserves the fossils of horsetails in their upright position, suggesting that they grew in a fresh water reedswamp with a maximum depth of 2 metres (2.2 yards). [4]

A public footpath goes through a small stretch of the stream bank but the rest of the site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Slinfold Stream and Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Slinfold Stream and Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Slinfold (Wealden)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Slinfold Stream and Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

Coordinates: 51°04′23″N0°23′46″W / 51.073°N 0.396°W / 51.073; -0.396


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