Wretton SSSI explained

Wretton SSSI
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Geological
Area:	20.6ha
Notifydate:	1985
Map:	Magic Map

Wretton SSSI is a 20.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Downham Market in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^{[3] [4]}

This site exposes layer across the transition between the warm Ipswichian and the colder Devensian around 115,000 years ago. It has the richest assemblage of early Devensian vertebrate fossils in Britain, including arctic fox, bison and woolly rhinoceros.^[5]

A footpath runs along the boundary of part of the site.

References

52.565°N 0.483°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Wretton . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 June 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Wretton. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 June 2018.
3. Web site: Wretton (Pleistocene Vertebrata). Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
4. Web site: Wretton (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
5. Web site: Wretton citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 June 2018.