Damery Road Section

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 51.6464, -2.4269

Condition (Natural England)

Unfavourable Declining (1)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
ST705942 Unfavourable Declining 0.29 2023-01-18

Geology & landscape

Geological Period: Silurian

Description

Area, c0.5 ha. cl.0 ac. Description This is the type locality for the Llandovery Damer Formation, of Telychian age. Its mudstones and sandstones contain a diverse brachipod fauna and a distinctive acritarch and spore flora. Recycled Tremadoc acritarchs, eroded from the Micklefield Beds below, occur with the Llandovery microflora. This is a key regional site for studies of Lower Silurian biostratigraphy and sediments.