| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 115 499[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 2.2 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1992[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Great Blakenham Pit is a 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Great Blakenham in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This is described by Natural England as a key site for Pleistocene studies. It has a sequence of early and middle Pleistocene deposits, including from the ancient course of the River Thames through East Anglia and from the severe Anglian ice age.[4]
The site is private property with no public access.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Great Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "Map of Great Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "Great Blakenham (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "Great Blakenham Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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