Winterton-Horsey Dunes Explained

Winterton-Horsey Dunes
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Biological Geological
Area:	427ha
Notifydate:	1989
Map:	Magic Map

Winterton-Horsey Dunes is a 427abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Special Area of Conservation^[3] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.^[4] Winterton Dunes is a National Nature Reserve^[5] Winterton Ness is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[6] The whole site is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[7] This site has extensive dunes together with areas of grazing marsh and birch woodland. Invertebrates include a rare amphibian and a rare butterfly. The site is geologically important as it displays the processes which control dynamic dune development.^[8]

The beach is open to the public.

References

52.733°N 1.678°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Winterton-Horsey Dunes . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 June 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Winterton-Horsey Dunes. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 June 2018.
3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Winterton-Horsey Dunes . Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. 2 June 2018.
4. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 9–10 . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .
5. Web site: Designated Sites View: Winterton Dunes . National Nature Reserves. Natural England. 2 June 2018.
6. Web site: Winterton Ness (Coastal Geomorphology of England) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
7. Web site: Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB. Norfolk Coast AONB. 25 May 2018.
8. Web site: Winterton-Horsey Dunes citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 June 2018.