Wateringbury SSSI
Protected area in Kent, England
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Wateringbury SSSI is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wateringbury west of Maidstone in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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 Location of Wateringbury. | |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 687 534[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.2 hectares (0.49 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1996[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This site contains tufa which displays a complete sequence of molluscs, especially terrestrial snails, dating to the early Holocene, and thus gives a full record of the order in which species colonised the area after the end of the last ice age, the Younger Dryas.[4]
The site is private land with no public access. It has been filled in and no geology is visible.