Freshfield Lane

Freshfield Lane is a 17-hectare (42-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Haywards Heath in West Sussex.^[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[3]

Key Information

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	West Sussex
Grid reference	TQ 384 265[1]
Interest	Geological
Area	17.0 hectares (42 acres)[1]
Notification	1999[1]
Location map	Magic Map
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This working quarry exposes rocks dating to formations in the Wealden Group of Lower Cretaceous age, around 140 to 113 million years ago. It is described by Natural England as "internationally important for palaeoenvironmental, provenance and palaeogeographical studies".^[4]

There are footpaths around the boundaries of the two areas in the site.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Freshfield Lane". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. ^ "Map of Freshfield Lane". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. ^ "Horsted Keynes (Wealden)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
4. ^ "Freshfield Lane citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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