South Lodge Pit

South Lodge Pit is a 0.5-hectare (1.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Taplow in Buckinghamshire.

[3] This former chalk quarry dates to the late Cretaceous, around 83 million year ago.

[1] In the late Cretaceous sea levels were much higher and covered much of England, including Buckinghamshire.

[4] Marine fossils are found in several horizons, including annelids, oysters and bivalves.

[5] The site is on private land with no public access.