Morston Cliff
Also within
Norfolk County Norfolk Coast Scenic Area Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail
Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TF990441 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 1.0 | 2010-03-26 |
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 Feature: Raised Beach · Geological Period: Quaternary
Landscape processes: Coastal, Glacial
Description
Area, 0.86 hectares Description Morston Cliff is a key Pleistocene site providing a view of what is probably the only interglacial raised beach deposit in East Anglia. This deposit, of presumed Ipswichian interglacial age, is overlain by the glacial deposits of the Hunstanton Till of late Devensian age. An important site with great potential for research into the glacial interglacial history of eastern Britain.