Ferry Cliff, Sutton Explained

Ferry Cliff, Sutton
Aos:	Suffolk
Interest:	Geological
Area:	2.8 hectares
Notifydate:	1987
Map:	Magic Map

Ferry Cliff, Sutton is a 2.8hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site,^[3] and it is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[4]

This site exposes rocks dating to the Paleocene, around 60 million years ago. It has the oldest British fossils of rodents, and ungulates, both even and odd toed. It also has early hyracotheriums.^[5]

A public footpath runs through this very steep site.

References

52.089°N 1.324°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Ferry Cliff, Sutton . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 June 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Ferry Cliff, Sutton. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 June 2017.
3. Web site: Ferry Cliff (Tertiary Mammalia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 June 2017.
4. Web site: Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018. 76. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. 6 August 2016. 15 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815202035/http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/assets/AONB-Management-Plan-20132018.pdf. dead.
5. Web site: Ferry Cliff, Sutton citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 June 2017. 4 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504232132/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002346.pdf. dead.