Seaford to Beachy Head
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationEast Sussex
Grid referenceTV 541 976[1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area1,108.7 hectares (2,740 acres)[1]
Notification1999[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Seaford to Beachy Head is a 1,108.7-hectare (2,740-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches from Seaford to Eastbourne in East Sussex.[1][2] It has several Geological Conservation Review sites. Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[3] An area of 150 hectares (370 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve[4] managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[5]

This site is of national importance for both its biological and geological features. Its habitats include chalk grassland, maritime grassland, chalk heath, foreshore, chalk cliffs, river meanders, and greensand reef. It has nationally rare plants, invertebrates, and birds. The site also exposes extensive chalk sections dating to the Late Cretaceous epoch around 80 million years ago.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Seaford to Beachy Head". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Seaford to Beachy Head". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Seaford Head". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Seaford Head". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Seaford to Beachy Head citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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