Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit

Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Gloucestershire
Location	Gloucestershire
Grid reference	SP161408
Coordinates	52.065791°N 1.765825°W / 52.065791; -1.765825
Interest	Geological
Area	0.2 hectare
Notification	1988
Natural England website

Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit (grid reference SP161408) is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1988.[1][2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line).[3][4]

Geology

The site exposes a mixture of gravels, sands and silts which make up the Campden Tunnel Drift (Pleistocene period). These are glacial sediments which fill a deep channel. The melt water is considered to have run from the ice-filled valley of the River Avon (north) to the drainage system of the River Evenlode (south east).[1]

This links with the sequence of glacial deposits in the Midlands and the Upper Thames terraces (Evenlode Valley). The site also links with others in the Moreton-in-Marsh area, for example Stretton-on-Fosse.[1]

Conservation

The site is considered precious so it must only be used for research purposes.[5]

References

1. Natural England SSSI information on the citation
2. Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
4. Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
5. Natural England SSSI information on the Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit unit

SSSI Source

• Natural England SSSI information on the citation
• Natural England SSSI information on the Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit unit

External links

• Natural England (SSSI information)