Meezy Hurst
51°46′41″N 2°31′31″W / 51.778041°N 2.525381°W / 51.778041; -2.525381
Meezy Hurst (SO638089 to SO647091) is a 4.3-hectare (11-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1986.[1][2]
The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[3]
Location and geology
The site is in the Forest of Dean and is at four separate locations. This is an area of disused quarries and dismantled railways. The exposures gives the lower part of the Westphalian succession of the Forest of Dean. The rocks were laid down some 310 million years ago in the Upper Carboniferous Period. The exposures provide a clear indication of contact with the underlying older rocks, and a good section through the whole of the Trenchard Group. The lower Pennant Group of the Upper Coal Measures are visible. The site is a significant research area for examination of how sedimentation spread into the area.[1]
References
- ^ a b Natural England SSSI information on the citation
- ^ Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Sites of Special Scientific Interest Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Key Wildlife Sites Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
SSSI Source
- Natural England SSSI information on the citation
- Natural England SSSI information on the Meezy Hurst unit
External links
- Natural England (SSSI information)
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Geological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
- Alderton Hill Quarry
- Bull Cross, The Frith and Juniper Hill
- Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit
- Cleeve Common
- Coaley Wood Quarries
- Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake
- Easter Park Farm Quarry
- Edgehills Quarry
- Foss Cross Quarry
- Garden Cliff
- Hampen Railway Cutting
- Haresfield Beacon
- Harford Railway Cutting
- Hobbs Quarry
- Hornsleasow Quarry
- Huntsman's Quarry
- Jackdaw Quarry
- Kemble Railway Cuttings
- Knap House Quarry, Birdlip
- Land Grove Quarry, Mitcheldean
- Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common
- Longhope Hill
- Lower Woods
- Lower Wye Gorge
- Lydney Cliff
- May Hill
- Meezy Hurst
- Minchinhampton Common
- New Park Quarry
- Nibley Knoll
- Notgrove Railway Cutting
- Oakenhill Railway Cutting
- Puddlebrook Quarry
- River Wye
- Robin's Wood Hill Quarry
- Rodborough Common
- Salmonsbury Meadows
- Scully Grove Quarry
- Severn Estuary
- Slade Brook
- Stenders Quarry
- Stony Furlong Railway Cutting
- Swift's Hill
- Upper Severn Estuary
- The Malvern Hills
- Purton Passage
- Selsley Common
- Upper Wye Gorge
- Veizey's Quarry
- Wainlode Cliff
- Wellacre Quarry
- Wood Green Quarry & Railway Cutting
- Wotton Hill
- Neighbouring areas
- Avon
- Herefordshire
- Oxfordshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
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