Netherside Stream Outcrops Explained

Netherside Stream Outcrops
Aos:Surrey
Interest:Geological
Area:2.9ha
Notifydate:1992
Map: Magic Map

Netherside Stream Outcrops is a 2.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Haslemere in Surrey.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This is the Type locality for the Netherside Sand Member of the Weald Clay Group, dating to the Lower Cretaceous around 130 million years ago. Upward sloping sandstone has fossil Lycopodites plants in vertical life positions.[4]

A public footpath runs through the site.

External links

51.098°N -0.656°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Netherside Stream Outcrops . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Netherside Stream Outcrops. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Chiddingfold (Wealden) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 28 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Netherside Stream Outcrop citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 November 2018.

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