Seale Chalk Pit
Appearance
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | SU 899 481[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1989[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Seale Chalk Pit is a 1.2-hectare (3.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Guildford in Surrey.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site[3] and part of the Seale Chalk Pit and Meadow 3-hectare (7.4-acre) private nature reserve, which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.[4]
This former quarry exposes rocks of the Hog’s Back, and exhibits the separation of the folding Mesozoic rocks of the Weald from the Tertiary sediments of the London Basin.[5]
There is no public access.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Seale Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Seale Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Seale Chalk Pit (Alpine Structures of Southern England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Seale Chalk Pit and Meadow". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Seale Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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