Weybourne Cliffs
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Norfolk County Norfolk Coast Scenic Area King Charles Way - Sea Palling to Weybourne National TrailPeddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail
Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG133435 | — | Favourable | 40.88 | 2011-07-21 |
Climate exposure
This is about exposure to a nationwide pressure this habitat type carries — not a verdict on this site's own management.
Coastal habitats are exposed to sea-level rise and storm erosion. Where hard sea defences sit behind them, there's nowhere landward to retreat to — a squeeze that keeps compressing the habitat no matter how well it's managed.
Geology & landscape
Geological Period: Quaternary
Landscape processes: Coastal
Birds & fish recorded
Birds
| Species | Season |
|---|---|
| fulmar | Unknown |
| sand martin | Unknown |
Description
Description Cliffs east of Weybourne afford the best Pleistocene sections showing the pre Cromerian deposits of the Cromer Forest bed. The Pastonian ‘Weybourne Crag’, here at its type locality, with its marine molluscs has been known since the early days of geology. An historic site with outstanding Pleistocene sections of national importance. The marine “crags” here have yielded both large and small mammal remains, of Pastonian and probably also pre Pastonian age. Little has been published on these important fossils and the site remains one with considerable potential for future vertebrate finds. Additional biological interest is provided by colonies of sand martin in the cliff face and of fulmar 73 pairs in 1982 on the cliff ledges.
Species mentioned
Show the 2 species mentioned in the description, with red-list status| English name search for this in other sites |
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | CR (Breeding) | bird-fulmar | procellariidae |
| sand martin | Riparia riparia | LC (Breeding) | bird-martin | hirundinidae |