Broome Heath Pit Explained

Broome Heath Pit
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Geological
Area:	1.2ha
Notifydate:	1995
Map:	Magic Map

Broome Heath Pit is a 1.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Ditchingham in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site^[3] and part of Broome Heath Local Nature Reserve^[4]

This site exposes rocks dating to the Wolstonian glaciation between around 350,000 and 130,000 years ago. It provides the only surviving exposure of the Broome Terrace, the flood plain of an ancient river. Ice wedges and fossils of Arctic flora and fauna indicate a tundra environment.^[5]

The site is open to the public but much of it is covered with dense scrub.

References

52.473°N 1.454°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Broome Heath Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 July 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Broome Heath Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 July 2018.
3. Web site: Broome Heath (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Broome Heath . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England . 21 May 2018.
5. Web site: Broome Heath Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 July 2018.