Bembridge School And Cliffs SSSI

Bembridge School And Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Isle of Wight
Grid reference ST647869
Interest Geological
Area 12.58 hectare
Notification 1999
Location map Natural England


Bembridge School And Cliffs SSSI (grid reference ST647869) is a 12.58 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Bembridge on the Isle of Wight, notified in 1999.

It is listed in the Geological Conservation Review. This site consists of the coastral strip in the northern part of Whitecliff Bay. Steyne Wood Clays containing fossils from the Quaternary period are found at the site.[1]

References

  1. Bembridge Cliffs and School SSSI citation, Natural England website.

Coordinates: 50°40′26″N 1°05′28″W / 50.674°N 1.091°W / 50.674; -1.091

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