Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit Explained

Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit
Aos:	Gloucestershire
Interest:	Geological
Coordinates:	52.0658°N -1.7658°W
Area:	0.2 hectare
Notifydate:	1988
Enref:	1004120

Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit is a 0.2ha geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1988.^{[1] [2]} The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line).^{[3] [4]}

Geology

The site exposes a mixture of gravels, sands and silts which make up the Campden Tunnel Drift (Pleistocene period). These are glacial sediments which fill a deep channel. The melt water is considered to have run from the ice-filled valley of the River Avon (north) to the drainage system of the River Evenlode (south east).^[1]

This links with the sequence of glacial deposits in the Midlands and the Upper Thames terraces (Evenlode Valley). The site also links with others in the Moreton-in-Marsh area, for example Stretton-on-Fosse.^[1]

Conservation

The site is considered precious so it must only be used for research purposes.^[5]

SSSI Source

• Natural England SSSI information on the citation
• Natural England SSSI information on the Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit unit

External links

• Natural England (SSSI information)

Notes and References

1. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1004120 Natural England SSSI information on the citation
2. http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta1.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest
3. http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta2.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites
4. http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta3.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites
5. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unit_details.cfm?situnt_id=1013199 Natural England SSSI information on the Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit unit