Great Blakenham Pit
Great Blakenham Pit is a 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Great Blakenham in Suffolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
This is described by Natural England as a key site for Pleistocene studies. It has a sequence of early and middle Pleistocene deposits, including from the ancient course of the River Thames through East Anglia and from the severe Anglian ice age.
The site is private property with no public access.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Great Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Map of Great Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Great Blakenham (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Great Blakenham Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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