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Ferry Cliff, Sutton
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Area of Search Suffolk
Interest Geological
Area 2.8 hectares
Notification 1987
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Ferry Cliff, Sutton is a 2.8 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest Suffolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site, and it is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

This site exposes rocks dating to the Paleocene, around 60 million years ago. It has the oldest British fossils of rodents, and ungulates, both even and odd toed. It also has early hyracotheriums.

A public footpath runs through this very steep site.

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