Weybourne Cliffs

Weybourne Cliffs is a 40.9-hectare (101-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Weybourne, west of Sheringham in the English county of Norfolk.^[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[3][4] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[5]

Key Information

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Norfolk
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TG 133 435[1]
Coordinates	52°56′46″N 1°10′23″E / 52.946°N 1.173°E / 52.946; 1.173
Interest	Biological Geological
Area	40.9 hectares (101 acres)[1]
Notification	1985[1]
Location map	Magic Map
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This Pleistocene site is the type locality for the Pastonian Weybourne Crag Formation, and its fossils of marine molluscs have been studied for 200 years. Its ecological interest lies in colonies of sand martins in the cliffs.^[6]

The beach is open to the public.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Weybourne Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
2. ^ "Map of Weybourne Cliffs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
3. ^ "Weybourne Cliffs (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
4. ^ "Weybourne Cliffs (Pleistocene Vertebrata)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
5. ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
6. ^ "Weybourne Cliffs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

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