A site consisting of cliff and foreshore, Whitecliff Bay is one of the few sites in the Society’s list picked for its outstanding geological features – exposed clay and chalk beds from the Eocene (56-34 million years ago) and Cretaceous periods (145-65 million years ago), respectively. These beds are renowned for their fossil finds. Although the site has been impacted upon by holiday developments and coastal defences, it is still a thriving Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), noted for its geology and its wildlife. Now managed by Natural England.
(Above) the original SPNR survey documents for Whitecliff Bay
More information on Whitecliff Bay
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