Nightingale Valley
For Nightingale Valley in Leigh Woods, North Somerset, see Leigh Woods.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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  Shown within Somerset | |
| Area of Search | Avon |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | ST449751 |
| Coordinates | 51°28′20″N 2°47′41″W / 51.47217°N 2.79469°WCoordinates: 51°28′20″N 2°47′41″W / 51.47217°N 2.79469°W |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 5.4 hectares (0.054 km2; 0.021 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1989 |
| Natural England website | |
Nightingale Valley (grid reference ST449751) is a 5.4 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the town of Portishead, North Somerset, notified in 1989.
This site in the Vale of Gordano is listed because of Pleistocene ‘plateau-deposits’ which include ‘cannon-shot’ gravels, fine sandy gravels and silty gravels with a wide range of erratic lithologies.[1]
References
- ↑ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 12 July 2006)
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