Dee Cliffs (SSSI) is an area of

cliff In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of 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. Cliffs are common on ...

s on the eastern side of the

Dee Estuary The Dee Estuary ( cy, Aber Dyfrdwy) 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 mile ...

and to the west of

Thurstaston Thurstaston is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is part of the West Kirby and Thurstaston Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. The village lies on the A540 roa ...

on the

Wirral Peninsula Wirral (; ), 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 River Dee to the west (forming the boundary with Wales), the River Mersey to th ...

, 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 is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as ''biota''. Zoo ...

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

* Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merseyside Beaches of Merseyside {{merseyside-geo-stub