Wateringbury SSSI
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 687 534[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.2 hectares (0.49 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1996[1] |
| Location map | Magic 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Wateringbury". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Map of Wateringbury". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wateringbury citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.