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Protected area in West Sussex, England

Warnham SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	West Sussex
Grid reference	TQ 178 352
Interest	Geological
Area	28.5 hectares (70 acres)
Notification	1992
Location map	Magic Map

Warnham SSSI is a 28.5-hectare (70-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Horsham in West Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This site exposes rocks of the Weald Clay Group, dating to the Lower Cretaceous around 130 million years ago. It preserves fossil plants from freshwater and brackish-marine environments.

The site is private land with no public access.

References

^ "Designated Sites View: Warnham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
"Map of Warnham". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
"Warnham (Wealden)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
"Warnham citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

51°06′14″N 0°19′08″W / 51.104°N 0.319°W / 51.104; -0.319

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