Brook Brick Pit

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 51.1321, -0.6709

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Surrey County Surrey Hills Scenic Area

Condition (Natural England)

Favourable (1)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
SU930378 — Favourable 0.88 2024-03-07

Description

Area, 0.96 ha. 2.37 ac. O Description This locality is the last remaining exposure of any quality that shows the Atherfield Clay in the western Weald. This Formation is of vital stratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental significance, illustrating the onset of marine conditions in the Aptian of southern England. Of added significance is the recording of a diverse bivalve fauna, which includes the first finding of Leptosolen from the Aptian.