Irchester Old Lodge Pit Explained

Irchester Old Lodge Pit
Aos:	Northamptonshire
Interest:	Geological
Area:	0.4 hectares
Notifydate:	1989
Map:	Magic Map

Irchester Old Lodge Pit is a 0.4hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[3]

This is described by Natural England as "a key Middle Jurassic locality important for the information it yields on both Bathonian environments and stratigraphy". It exposes White Limestone which has many fossils, especially molluscs.^[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.275°N -0.661°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Irchester Old Lodge Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 27 March 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Irchester Old Lodge Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 27 March 2017.
3. Web site: Irchester Old Lodge Pit (Bathonian) . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 27 March 2017.
4. Web site: Irchester Old Lodge Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 27 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195407/https://necmsi.esdm.co.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001291.pdf. 28 March 2017. dead.