Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit
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Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit (
notified in 1988.[1][2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line).[3][4]
Geology
The site exposes a mixture of gravels, sands and silts which make up the Campden Tunnel Drift (
River Avon (north) to the drainage system of the River Evenlode (south east).[1]
This links with the sequence of glacial deposits in the
Thames terraces (Evenlode Valley). The site also links with others in the Moreton-in-Marsh area, for example Stretton-on-Fosse.[1]
Conservation
The site is considered precious so it must only be used for research purposes.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Natural England SSSI information on the citation
- ^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Natural England SSSI information on the Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit unit
SSSI Source
- Natural England SSSI information on the citation
- Natural England SSSI information on the Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit unit
External links
- Natural England (SSSI information)
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