| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TF 632 131 [1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 33.4 hectares (83 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1993 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Setchey SSSI is a 33.4-hectare (83-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of King's Lynn in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]
This site throws light on sea level changes in the Holocene, the period since the end of the last ice age, 11,700 years ago. It is part of a network of Fenland sites which allows correlation across the area. [4]
The site is private land with no public access.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Setchey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Setchey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Setchey (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Setchey citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
|
| |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TF 632 131 [1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 33.4 hectares (83 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1993 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Setchey SSSI is a 33.4-hectare (83-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of King's Lynn in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]
This site throws light on sea level changes in the Holocene, the period since the end of the last ice age, 11,700 years ago. It is part of a network of Fenland sites which allows correlation across the area. [4]
The site is private land with no public access.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Setchey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Setchey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Setchey (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Setchey citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 June 2018.