Bognor Reef
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SZ 913 981[1] |
| Interest | Biological Geological |
| Area | 39.7 hectares (98 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1988[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Bognor Reef is a 39.7-hectare (98-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches along the foreshore of Bognor Regis in West Sussex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4][5]
This is an area of beach, sand dunes, grassland, scrub and marsh. Flora include the nationally endangered childing pink. It is one of the few areas which has the full sequence of layers in the London Clay, dating to the Early Eocene. It is particularly valuable for plant fossils. It is described by Natural England as the most important site in the world for pyritised fossil insects, especially beetles.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bognor Reef". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Map of Bognor Reef". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Bognor Regis (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Bognor Regis (Palaeoentomology)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Bognor Regis (Aves)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Bognor Reef citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.