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Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
View northwest along the coastline - geograph.org.uk - 535028.jpg
Area of Search Norfolk
Interest Biological
Geological
Area 133.9 hectares (331 acres)
Notification 1993
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Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs is a 133.9-hectare (331-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Cromer in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

This crumbling cliff exposes both Pleistocene sediments and a rich assembly of invertebrate fossils dating to the late Cretaceous. It also has several rare beetles and the Red Data Book parasitic herbaceous plant purple broomrape.

The beach is open to the public.

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