This historic site was monitored by GeoSuffolk for Natural England last week. It was here that two distinctive beds of shelly crag sand were recognised, to which the names Coralline Crag and Red Crag were gven in 1837. The cliff is on private ground and protected as an SSSI, but inspection of the shore at low tide reveals pieces of fossil shell and phosphate nodules - reminders of this site's history.
Springs and seepages are part of our County Geodiversity Site in Christchurch Park, Ipswich. For news on all of our CGS see GeoSuffolk Times 62.
Walk in the footsteps of Dominican friars in the centre of Ipswich and take time to inspect the numerous block of Harwich Formation cementstone in the low walls of this National Monument.
A recent visit to Leiston confirmed the Long Shop well CGS is in good condition. The log on the wall is well worth studying. There are beds of shells within the Crag, cementstones in the London Clay and bands of flint within the Chalk - wonderful stratigraphy beneath your feet! The well and continuing borehole are below the grille. For opening times and charges see the Long Shop Museum web site.
Ipswich Museum's dinosaur trackway uncovered after more than 20 years. Find out more, plus Sutton Church CGS condition monitoring in GeoSuffolk Times no 61.