Garden Cliff

Garden Cliff
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Garden Cliff near Westbury
Location within Gloucestershire
Area of Search Gloucestershire
Grid reference SO718128
Coordinates 51°48′49″N 2°24′35″W / 51.813566°N 2.409746°W / 51.813566; -2.409746Coordinates: 51°48′49″N 2°24′35″W / 51.813566°N 2.409746°W / 51.813566; -2.409746
Interest Geological
Area 5.1 hectare
Notification 1954
Natural England website

Garden Cliff (grid reference SO718128) is a 5.1-hectare (13-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954.[1][2][3]

Location and geology

The site is near Westbury on Severn in the Forest of Dean district. This is an important research site for Rhaetic studies and was first described in some detail in 1822. It shows a complete local succession from the Tea Green Maria to the base of the Lower Lias. This is the type locality for the Westbury Bed and the site includes several bone beds. The site is important for comparative studies of the Rhaetic.[1]

Conservation

A Natural England report of August 2011 reports its good condition.[4]

References

SSSI Source

External links

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