Warnham SSSI

Warnham SSSI is a 28.5-hectare (70-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Horsham 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 178 352[1]
Interest	Geological
Area	28.5 hectares (70 acres)[1]
Notification	1992[1]
Location map	Magic Map
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This site exposes rocks of the Weald Clay Group, dating to the Lower Cretaceous around 130 million years ago. It preserves fossil plants from freshwater and brackish-marine environments.^[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Warnham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
2. ^ "Map of Warnham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
3. ^ "Warnham (Wealden)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
4. ^ "Warnham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

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