Wainlode Cliff () is a 1.3

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, notified in 1954.Natural England SSSI information on citation, map and unit details
/ref>Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation', Sites of Special Scientific Interest
/ref> It overlooks Hasfield Ham.

Geology

This an historic locality which was first described in 1842 and shows a seven-metre section of

Rhaetian The Rhaetian is the latest age of the Triassic Period (in geochronology) or the uppermost stage of the Triassic System (in chronostratigraphy). It was preceded by the Norian and succeeded by the Hettangian (the lowermost stage or earliest age ...

age. The site mains the regional two-fold division of Westbury and Cotham Beds. The Insect

Limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

, which is a productive source of insects, defines the base of the Lias.

Fishing

Seasonal fishing is permitted on the riverbank beneath the cliff. Day tickets are available from the campsite shop, currently priced at £5 per day (2022). Wikipedia Fishing

Sources

Natural England SSSI information on citation, map and unit details

Natural England SSSI information on the Wainlode Cliff unit

References

External links

English Nature
(SSSI information) Image:View from above Wainlode Cliff - geograph.org.uk - 1397406.jpg, View from above Wainlode Cliff overlooking Hasfield Ham Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1954 {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub