Wainlode Cliff () is a privately owned 1.3
hectare
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geological Site of Special Scientific Interest
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in
Gloucestershire
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,
notified in 1954.
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Geology
This an historic locality which was first described in 1842 and shows a seven-metre section of Rhaetian
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age. The site mains the regional two-fold division of Westbury and Cotham Beds. The Insect Limestone
Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...
, which is a productive source of insects, defines the base of the Lias.
Boats and fishing
Seasonal fishing beneath the cliff as well as the use of boats on the river are allowed with a permit.
Gallery
Image:View from above Wainlode Cliff - geograph.org.uk - 1397406.jpg, View from above Wainlode Cliff overlooking Hasfield Ham
Image:Wikipedia Fishing.jpg, Fishing sign for Wainlode Cliff and access to the riverbank.
Sources
Natural England SSSI information on citation, map and unit details
Natural England SSSI information on the Wainlode Cliff unit
References
External links
English Nature
(SSSI information)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1954
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