Dee Cliffs (SSSI) is an area of
cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on co ...
s on the eastern side of the
Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary ( cy, Aber Dyfrdwy) is a large estuary by means of which the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. The estuary starts near Shotton after a five-mile (8 km) 'canalised' section and the river soon swells to be several miles ...
and to the west of
Thurstaston
Thurstaston is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is part of the West Kirby and Thurstaston Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. The village lies on the A540 roa ...
on the
Wirral Peninsula
Wirral (; ), known locally as The Wirral, is a peninsula in North West England. The roughly rectangular peninsula is about long and wide and is bounded by the River Dee to the west (forming the boundary with Wales), the River Mersey to ...
, England.
The area contains the best known example of clay cliff and bank habitat in Merseyside. The area also has some marl pits, which have a rich flora and
fauna
Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as ''Biota (ecology ...
and an area of herb-rich neutral grassland.
Gallery
Image:Cliff face, Thurstaston Beach (geograph 2865961).jpg, Cliff face at Thurstaston
Image:Coastal Erosion, Thurstaston - geograph.org.uk - 645594.jpg, Coastal erosion
Image:Boulder deposition, Thurstaston Beach (geograph 2866012).jpg, Boulder deposition
Image:Boulder Clay at Thurstaston - geograph.org.uk - 1184934.jpg, Boulder clay at Thurstaston
References
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merseyside
Beaches of Merseyside
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