Wiggenhall St Germans SSSI
Wiggenhall St Germans SSSI is a 5.2-hectare (13-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
This site provides evidence for sea level changes during the Quaternary period, the last 2.6 million years. There are three peat layers, interspersed with fine-grained clastic rocks, and they have been studied with pollen and foraminifera analyses.
A public footpath crosses the site.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Wiggenhall St Germans". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Wiggenhall St Germans". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Wiggenhall St Germans (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Wiggenhall St Germans citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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