Wateringbury
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationKent
Grid referenceTQ 687 534[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.2 hectares (0.49 acres)[1]
Notification1996[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Wateringbury SSSI is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wateringburym west of Maidstone in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Wateringbury". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. "Map of Wateringbury". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. "Wateringbury (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. "Wateringbury citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

51°15′18″N 0°24′58″E / 51.255°N 0.416°E / 51.255; 0.416

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