Bilsey Hill Explained

Bilsey Hill
Aos:Norfolk
Interest:Geological
Area:3ha
Notifydate:1992
Map: Magic Map

Bilsey Hill is a 3abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Blakeney in Norfolk.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site[3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

This 20abbr=offNaNabbr=off deep Pleistocene exposure exhibits a sequence of glacial till, sands and gravels associated with the melt phase of the ice sheet.[5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.934°N 1.009°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Bilsey Hill . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 20 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Bilsey Hill. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 20 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Bilsey Hill (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB. Norfolk Coast AONB. 25 May 2018. 31 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331161613/http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Bilsey Hill citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 20 November 2018.

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