Garden Cliff Explained

Garden Cliff
Aos:	Gloucestershire
Interest:	Geological
Coordinates:	51.8136°N -2.4097°W
Area:	5.1 hectare
Notifydate:	1954
Enref:	1001528

Garden Cliff is a 5.1ha geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Location and geology

The site is near Westbury on Severn in the Forest of Dean district. This is an important research site for Rhaetic studies and was first described in some detail in 1822. It shows a complete local succession from the Tea Green Maria to the base of the Lower Lias. This is the type locality for the Westbury Bed and the site includes several bone beds. The site is important for comparative studies of the Rhaetic.^[1]

Conservation

A Natural England report of August 2011 reports its good condition.^[4]

SSSI Source

External links

Natural England (SSSI information)

Notes and References

http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1001528 Natural England SSSI information on the citation
http://www.stroud.gov.uk/docs/planning/planning_strategy.asp#s=sectioncontent1 Stroud District Local Plan, adopted November 2005, Appendix 6 ‘Sites of Nature Conservation Interest’
http://www.fdean.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=6464&tt=graphic Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Sites of Special Scientific Interest
http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unit_details.cfm?situnt_id=1013678 Natural England SSSI information on the Garden Cliff unit