Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs

{{Short description|Cliffs in Norfolk, England}}

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|image= View northwest along the coastline - geograph.org.uk - 535028.jpg

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|name= Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs

|aos= Norfolk, England

|interest=Biological
Geological

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|area= {{convert|133.9|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1993

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Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs is a {{convert| 133.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off |adj=on }} biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Cromer in Norfolk, England.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003919&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date =14 June 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003919%27|title=Map of Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs |series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 14 June 2018}} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=611 |title=Sidestrand (Quaternary of East Anglia) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|access-date= 25 May 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1197 |title= Sidestrand (Pleistocene Vertebrata) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|access-date= 25 May 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=804 |title= Trimingham (Mass movement) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|access-date= 25 May 2018}} It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.{{cite web|url=http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf|title=Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB|publisher=Norfolk Coast AONB|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331161613/http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd001159.pdf|url-status=dead}}

This crumbling cliff exposes both Pleistocene sediments and a rich assembly of invertebrate fossils dating to the late Cretaceous. It also has several rare beetles and the Red Data Book parasitic herbaceous plant purple broomrape.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003919.pdf |title=Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 14 June 2018}}

The beach is open to the public.