Setchey SSSI explained

Setchey SSSI
Aos:Norfolk
Interest:Geological
Area:33.4ha
Notifydate:1993
Map: Magic Map

Setchey SSSI is a 33.4abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of King's Lynn in Norfolk.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site throws light on sea level changes in the Holocene, the period since the end of the last ice age, 11,700 years ago. It is part of a network of Fenland sites which allows correlation across the area.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.691°N 0.413°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Setchey . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Setchey. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Setchey (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Setchey citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 June 2018.

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