Tilton Cutting Explained

Tilton Cutting
Aos:	Leicestershire
Interest:	Geological
Area:	4.4ha
Notifydate:	1983
Map:	Magic Map

Tilton Cutting is a 4.4ha geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Tilton on the Hill in Leicestershire.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site,^[3] and is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust as Tilton Railway Cutting.^[4]

This is the best site in the East Midlands which exposes the sequence of rocks in the Lower Jurassic around 180 million years ago. There are many fossils, including Tiltoniceras acutum, an age-diagnostic ammonite.^[5] The site has rich flora and diverse common birds.^[4]

There is access from the Tilton on the Hill to Oakham road.

References

52.64°N -0.873°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Tilton Cutting . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 21 November 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Tilton Cutting. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 21 November 2017.
3. Web site: Tilton Railway Cutting (Hettangian, Sinemurian and Pliensbachian) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 21 November 2017.
4. Web site: Tilton Railway Cutting . Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust . 21 November 2017.
5. Web site: Tilton Cutting citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 21 November 2017.