Bawdsey Cliff Explained

Bawdsey Cliff
Aos:Suffolk
Interest:Geological
Area:17.4 hectares
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Bawdsey Cliff is a 17.4hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Felixstowe in Suffolk.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] [4] and is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[5]

This two kilometre long section provides the largest exposure of the Early Pleistocene Red Crag Formation, and it is rich in fossils of marine molluscs. It is described by Natural England as having great potential for the study of non-glacial Pleistocene environments.[6]

The site is in the publicly accessible Bawdsey Beach.

References

52°N 1.416°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Bawdsey Cliff . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Bawdsey Cliff. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Bawdsey Cliff (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 3 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Bawdsey Cliff (Neogene) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 3 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018. 76. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. 6 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815202035/http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/assets/AONB-Management-Plan-20132018.pdf. 15 August 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Bawdsey Cliff citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 22 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003239/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002355.pdf. 5 May 2015.

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