Dee Cliffs (SSSI) is an area of
cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff or rock face is an area of Rock (geology), rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. ...
s on the eastern side of the
Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary () is a large estuary by means of which the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. The estuary starts near Shotton after a five-mile (8 km) 'canalised' section and the river soon swells to be several miles wide forming t ...
and to the west of
Thurstaston
Thurstaston ( ) is a village and former civil parish, in the Wirral district, in Merseyside, England, on the Wirral Peninsula. It is part of the West Kirby and Thurstaston Ward and the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. The village l ...
on the
Wirral Peninsula
The Wirral Peninsula (), known locally as the Wirral, is a peninsula in North West England. The roughly rectangular peninsula is about long and wide, and is bounded by the Dee Estuary to the west, the Mersey Estuary to the east, and Liverpo ...
, England.
The area contains the best known example of clay cliff and bank habitat in Merseyside. The area also has some marl pits, which have a rich flora and
fauna
Fauna (: faunae or faunas) is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding terms for plants and fungi are ''flora'' and '' funga'', respectively. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively ...
and an area of herb-rich neutral grassland.
Gallery
Image:Cliff face, Thurstaston Beach (geograph 2865961).jpg, Cliff face at Thurstaston
Image:Coastal Erosion, Thurstaston - geograph.org.uk - 645594.jpg, Coastal erosion
Image:Boulder deposition, Thurstaston Beach (geograph 2866012).jpg, Boulder deposition
Image:Boulder Clay at Thurstaston - geograph.org.uk - 1184934.jpg, Boulder clay at Thurstaston
References
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merseyside
Beaches of Merseyside
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