Wateringbury
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationKent
Grid referenceTQ 687 534[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.2 hectares (0.49 acres)[1]
Notification1996[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Wateringbury SSSI is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wateringburym west of Maidstone in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site contains tufa which displays a complete sequence of molluscs, especially terrestrial snails, dating to the early Holocene, and thus gives a full record of the order in which species colonised the area after the end of the last ice age, the Younger Dryas.[4]

The site is private land with no public access. It has been filled in and no geology is visible.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Wateringbury". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Wateringbury". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wateringbury (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wateringbury citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

51°15′18″N 0°24′58″E / 51.255°N 0.416°E / 51.255; 0.416

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