Waldron Cutting

Coordinates: 50°56′49″N 0°12′36″E / 50.947°N 0.210°E / 50.947; 0.210
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Waldron Cutting
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Waldron Cutting is located in East Sussex
Waldron Cutting
Location within East Sussex
LocationEast Sussex
Grid referenceTQ552187
Coordinates50°56′49″N 0°12′36″E / 50.947°N 0.210°E / 50.947; 0.210
InterestGeological
Area0.19 ha (0.47 acres)
Notification1990 (1990)
Natural England website

Waldron Cutting is a 0.19 hectare (0.46 acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, located in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1990 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

This laneside cutting shows upper Ashdown Sand Formation (lower Hastings Beds Group) with siltstones and fine sandstones with sedimentary structures and 1 m-long Lycopodites plants in life position.

It is one of only two occurrences of the latter known in Ashdown Sand (Waldron Soil Bed).

References

"SSSI Citation — Waldron Cutting" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 2008-06-10. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)