Bognor Reef Explained

Bognor Reef
Aos:West Sussex
Interest:Biological
Geological
Area:39.7ha
Notifydate:1988
Map: Magic Map

Bognor Reef is a 39.7abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches along the foreshore of Bognor Regis in West Sussex.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3] [4] [5]

This is an area of beach, sand dunes, grassland, scrub and marsh. Flora include the nationally endangered childing pink. It is one of the few areas which has the full sequence of layers in the London Clay, dating to the Early Eocene. It is particularly valuable for plant fossils. It is described by Natural England as the most important site in the world for pyritised fossil insects, especially beetles.[6]

References

50.775°N -0.706°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Bognor Reef . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Map of Bognor Reef. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Bognor Regis (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 5 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Bognor Regis (Palaeoentomology) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 5 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Bognor Regis (Aves) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 5 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Bognor Reef citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 18 April 2019.

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