Wells Chalk Pit Explained

Wells Chalk Pit
Aos:Norfolk
Interest:Biological
Geological
Area:4ha
Notifydate:1985
Map: Magic Map

Wells Chalk Pit is a 4abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the eastern outskirts of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

This quarry has chalk grassland with large populations of orchids in areas which have not been worked for many years. The site is also geologically important as it exposes the glacial deposits of the Marly Drift till, which was formerly believed to date to the Anglian glaciation, but may belong to the more recent Wolstonian ice age.[5] [6]

There is access to the site from Stiffkey Road.

References

52.949°N 0.87°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Wells Chalk Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Wells Chalk Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Wells Chalk Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB. Norfolk Coast AONB. 25 May 2018. 31 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331161613/http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Wells Chalk Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Lowestoft Formation. British Geological Survey. 11 June 2018.

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