Valley Farm Pit, Sudbourne is a 0.5-hectare (1.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Orford in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 435 530[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.5 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
A shelly, fossilerous Pleistocene layer lies unconformably above a Pliocene Coralline Crag Formation layer. It is described by Natural England as important both for sedimentological studies and for understanding the local relationship between the Pliocene and the Pleistocene.[5]
The site is private land with no public access.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Valley Farm Pit, Sudbourne". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Valley Farm Pit, Sudbourne". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Valley Farm, Sudbourne (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Valley Farm Pit, Sudbourne citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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