Ledbury Cutting

Ledbury Cutting
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Ledbury Cutting is located in Herefordshire
Ledbury Cutting
Location within Herefordshire
LocationHerefordshire
Grid referenceSO712385
Coordinates52°02′39″N 2°25′17″W / 52.044141°N 2.4213298°W / 52.044141; -2.4213298
Area3.9 acres (0.01578 km2; 0.006094 sq mi)
Notification1990

Ledbury Cutting is a Site of Special Scientific Interest[1][2] near Ledbury, Hereforshire, England. The protected area is centred on a railway cutting on the Worcester and Hereford Railway, near to the entrance to the Ledbury Tunnel. The protected area is important because of the fossils of jawed fishes found in the local sediments.

  1. ^ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  2. ^ "Protected Planet | Ledbury Cutting". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2024-11-09.