Seaford to Beachy Head explained

Seaford to Beachy Head
Aos:	East Sussex
Interest:	Biological Geological
Area:	1108.7ha
Notifydate:	1999
Map:	Magic Map

Seaford to Beachy Head is a 1108.7abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches from Seaford to Eastbourne in East Sussex.^{[1] [2]} It has several Geological Conservation Review sites. Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.^[3] An area of 150ha is a Local Nature Reserve^[4] managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.^[5]

This site is of national importance for both its biological and geological features. Its habitats include chalk grassland, maritime grassland, chalk heath, foreshore, chalk cliffs, river meanders, and greensand reef. It has nationally rare plants, invertebrates, and birds. The site also exposes extensive chalk sections dating to the Late Cretaceous epoch around 80 million years ago.^[6]

References

50.758°N 0.183°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Seaford to Beachy Head . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 January 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Seaford to Beachy Head. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 January 2019.
3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 1. Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .

4. Web site: Designated Sites View: Seaford Head . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England . 10 January 2019.
5. Web site: Seaford Head . Sussex Wildlife Trust . 10 January 2019.
6. Web site: Seaford to Beachy Head citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 January 2019.