Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 025 428[1] |
Coordinates | 52°56′38″N 1°00′43″E / 52.944°N 1.012°E |
Interest | Biological Geological |
Area | 28.9 hectares (71 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1992[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Wiveton Downs is a 28.9-hectare (71-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wiveton, west of Sheringham in the English county of Norfolk.[1][2] Part of it is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3][4] and an area of 6.5-hectare (16-acre) is a Local Nature Reserve.[5][6] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[7]
The site is a classic example of an esker, a glacial crevasse which has been filled in until it forms a narrow winding ridge. It is considered very important for teaching, research and demonstration.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Wiveton Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Wiveton Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Wiveton Downs (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Blakeney Esker (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Wiveton Down". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Map of Wiveton Downs". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014–19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Wiveton Downs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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