Clock House Brickworks

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|image= Clay Pit, Clock House, near Capel - geograph.org.uk - 1779315.jpg

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|name= Clock House Brickworks

|aos= Surrey

|interest=Geological

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|area= {{convert|35.9|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1992

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Clock House Brickworks is a {{convert| 35.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Capel in Surrey.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002946&SiteName=&countyCode=41&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Clock House Brickworks | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 6 November 2018}}{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002946%27|title=Map of Clock House Brickworks|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 6 November 2018}} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=823 |title= Clock House (Palaeoentomology) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 25 October 2018}}

The pit exposes temperate and subtropical palaeoenvironments of the Lower Cretaceous Weald Clay Group. The site is particularly important for its several thousand fossil insects, including the first described social insect, a termite. There are also aquatic plants, fish and reptiles.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002946.pdf |title=Clock House Brickworks citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 6 November 2018}}

The site is private land with no public access.