Tilton Cutting
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Leicestershire |
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Grid reference | SK 763 052[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 4.4 hectares (11 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1983[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Tilton Cutting is a 4.4 hectares (11 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Tilton on the Hill in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust as Tilton Railway Cutting.[4]
This is the best site in the East Midlands which exposes the sequence of rocks in the Lower Jurassic around 180 million years ago. There are many fossils, including , an age-diagnostic ammonite.[5] The site has rich flora and diverse common birds.[4]
There is access from the Tilton on the Hill to Oakham road.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Tilton Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Map of Tilton Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Tilton Railway Cutting (Hettangian, Sinemurian and Pliensbachian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Tilton Railway Cutting". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Tilton Cutting citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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- Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire
- Geological Conservation Review sites