Winterton-Horsey Dunes

Winterton-Horsey Dunes is a 427-hectare (1,060-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk.[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]

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

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. "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. 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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