Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | West Sussex |
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Grid reference | TQ 178 352 [1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 28.5 hectares (70 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1992 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Warnham SSSI is a 28.5-hectare (70-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Horsham in West Sussex. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]
This site exposes rocks of the Weald Clay Group, dating to the Lower Cretaceous around 130 million years ago. It preserves fossil plants from freshwater and brackish-marine environments. [4]
The site is private land with no public access.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | West Sussex |
---|---|
Grid reference | TQ 178 352 [1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 28.5 hectares (70 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1992 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Warnham SSSI is a 28.5-hectare (70-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Horsham in West Sussex. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]
This site exposes rocks of the Weald Clay Group, dating to the Lower Cretaceous around 130 million years ago. It preserves fossil plants from freshwater and brackish-marine environments. [4]
The site is private land with no public access.