Winterton-Horsey Dunes

Winterton-Horsey Dunes
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk, England
Grid referenceTG 484 214[1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area427.0 hectares (1,055 acres)[1]
Notification1989[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Winterton-Horsey Dunes is a 427-hectare (1,060-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England.[1][2] It is a Special Area of Conservation[3] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[4] Winterton Dunes is a National Nature Reserve[5] Winterton Ness is a Geological Conservation Review site.[6] The whole site is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[7]

A military pillbox on the dunes

This site has extensive dunes together with areas of grazing marsh and birch woodland. Invertebrates include a rare amphibian and a rare butterfly. The site is geologically important as it displays the processes which control dynamic dune development.[8]

The beach is open to the public.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Winterton-Horsey Dunes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Winterton-Horsey Dunes". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Winterton-Horsey Dunes". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 9–10. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  5. ^ "Designated Sites View: Winterton Dunes". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Winterton Ness (Coastal Geomorphology of England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Winterton-Horsey Dunes citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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