Beeston Cliffs
Biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sheringham, Norfolk
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Beeston Cliffs is a 10.3-hectare (25-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sheringham in Norfolk, England.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Norfolk, England |
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| Grid reference | TG 169 433[1] |
| Interest | Biological Geological |
| Area | 10.3 hectares (25 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This is the type site for the Beestonian stage of the Early Pleistocene, between around 1.8 and 0.8 million years ago. It has both marine and freshwater deposits. There is a nationally rare plant, purple broomrape, in calcareous grassland on the clifftop.[4][5]
There is public access to the site.
Land ownership
All land within Beeston Cliffs SSSI is owned by the local authority[6]
