Vallis Vale
Woodland and nature reserve in Somerset, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vallis Vale (grid reference ST755490) is a 23.9 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Great Elm in Somerset, notified in 1952.
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Somerset |
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Grid reference | ST755490 |
Coordinates | 51.23965°N 2.35234°W / 51.23965; -2.35234 |
Interest | Biological and Geological |
Area | 23.9 hectares (0.239 km2; 0.092 sq mi) |
Notification | 1952 (1952) |
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Vallis Vale is an ancient woodland site and supports an Ash-Wych Elm stand type with a restricted distribution in Britain.
Vallis Vale exposes some of Britain's most classic rock outcrops, exhibiting several of the most easily demonstrated examples of angular unconformity available. A nationally important research and educational locality, of great renown for the part it has played in the historical development of geological science.