Waldringfield Pit

Waldringfield Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
View towards Waldringfield Pit
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 260 448[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.8 hectares[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Waldringfield Pit is a 0.8-hectare (2.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Martlesham Heath and Waldringfield in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site exposes a sequence of Pleistocene deposits, with the early Red Crag overlain by Waldringfield Gravels, the lowest unit of the Kesgrave Sands and Gravels, which were deposits on the bed of the River Thames before it was diverted south by the Anglian Glaciation around 450,000 years ago. Waldringfield Pit is the type site for the Waldringfield Gravels.[4][5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Waldringfield Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Waldringfield Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Waldringfield (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Waldringfield Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. ^ Bridgland, D. R. (1994). The Pleistocene of the Thames (PDF). London, UK: Chapman and Hall. p. 21. ISBN 0-41248-830-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2017-08-20.

52°03′18″N 1°17′42″E / 52.055°N 1.295°E / 52.055; 1.295

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