Adventurers' Land

Adventurers' Land
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TF 361 019 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 10.1 hectares[1]
Notification 1989[1]
Location map Magic Map

Adventurers' Land is a 10.1 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) north of March in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

The site is described by Natural England as important for the study of changes in Holocene sea levels. There are five peat levels dating to between 6,400 and 1,850 years BP, and the earliest represents the oldest directly dated transgression of the sea into the Fens. Part of the site is also in the Nene Washes biological SSSI.[4]

A public footpath along the north bank of the River Nene from Guyhirn goes through the site, which has been filled in and no geology is visible.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Adventurers' Land". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Adventurers' Land". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Adventurers` Land (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Adventurers' Land citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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Coordinates: 52°35′53″N 0°00′29″E / 52.598°N 0.008°E / 52.598; 0.008

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