Felpham SSSI

{{short description|Geological site in West Sussex}}

{{Infobox SSSI

|image= The beach and groynes at Bognor Regis - geograph.org.uk - 1408362.jpg

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|name= Felpham SSSI

|aos= West Sussex

|interest=Geological

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|area= {{convert|1.0|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1988

|map=[https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003487%27 Magic Map]

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Felpham SSSI is a {{convert| 1 |ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bognor Regis in West Sussex.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003487&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Felpham | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 24 April 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003487%27|title=Map of Felpham |series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 24 April 2019}} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=765|title= Felpham (Tertiary Palaeobotany) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 6 April 2019}}

This short stretch of shoreline is one of only three in Britain to have fossils of flora dating to the Paleocene, the first epoch after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago. It has yielded four previously unknown genera and sixteen new species.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003487.pdf |title=Felpham citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 24 April 2019}}

The beach is open to the public.