Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs

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Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs

Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs is a 207.7-hectare (513-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which runs along the Kent coast between Dover and Kingsdown.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site[3] and a Special Area of Conservation,[4] and part of it is The White Cliffs of Dover, owned by the National Trust.[5]

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Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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LocationKent
Grid referenceTR 359 439[1]
InterestBiological
Geological
Area207.7 hectares (513 acres)[1]
Notification1987[1]
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The cliffs have fossiliferous rocks dating to the Cretaceous between 99 and 86 million years ago, and they are historically important as many geological principles were tested there. The cliffs have many breeding sea birds, and there are diverse algae on the foreshore.[6]

A public footpath runs through the site.

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