Warnham SSSI
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | West Sussex |
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| Grid reference | TQ 178 352[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 28.5 hectares (70 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1992[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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]
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.
