Clock House Brickworks is a 35.9-hectare (89-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Capel in Surrey.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Surrey |
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Grid reference | TQ 176 386[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 35.9 hectares (89 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1992[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
The pit exposes temperate and subtropical palaeoenvironments of the Lower Cretaceous Weald Clay Group. The site is particularly important for its several thousand fossil insects, including the first described social insect, a termite. There are also aquatic plants, fish and reptiles.[4]
The site is private land with no public access.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Clock House Brickworks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Map of Clock House Brickworks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Clock House (Palaeoentomology)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Clock House Brickworks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
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