List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Lancashire
The list below shows the 69 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Lancashire area of search. Note that English Nature, the designating body for SSSIs in England, uses the 1974-1996 county system, and this list follows the same approach. Some sites that might be expected to be here could therefore be in the Merseyside or Greater Manchester lists.
Of the 69 sites listed, 14 are listed purely for their geological interest, and 49 are listed for biological interest. A further 6 sites have both geological and biological significant features.
For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
Sites
Site name | Reason for designation | Area[A] | Grid reference[B] | Year in which notified | Other designations | Map[C] | ||
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Biological interest | Geological interest | Hectares | Acres | |||||
Artle Dale | Y | 25.8 | 63.8 | 54°03′36″N 2°41′53″W / 54.06°N 2.698°W / 54.06; -2.698 (Artle Dale) SD544629 | 1990 | Map [1] | ||
Barn Gill Meadow | Y | 5.5 | 13.5 | 53°59′13″N 2°24′43″W / 53.987°N 2.412°W / 53.987; -2.412 (Barn Gill Meadow) SD731546 | 1996 | Map [2] | ||
Beeston Brook Pasture | Y | 1.8 | 4.5 | 53°44′42″N 2°37′01″W / 53.745°N 2.617°W / 53.745; -2.617 (Beeston Brook Pasture) SD594278 | 1999 | Map [3] | ||
Bell Sykes Meadows | Y | 13.8 | 34.1 | 53°58′05″N 2°25′59″W / 53.968°N 2.433°W / 53.968; -2.433 (Bell Sykes Meadows) SD717525 | 1999 | AONB, SAC | Map [4] | |
Bowland Fells | Y | Y | 16,007.6 | 39,555.7 | 53°56′42″N 2°35′13″W / 53.945°N 2.587°W / 53.945; -2.587 (Bowland Fells) SD616500 | 1988 | AONB, SPA, GCR, NCR | Map [5] |
Burton Wood | Y | 18.5 | 45.7 | 54°05′24″N 2°42′11″W / 54.09°N 2.703°W / 54.09; -2.703 (Burton Wood) SD541662 | 1984 | NCR | Map [6] | |
Calf Hill And Cragg Woods | Y | 34.4 | 85.1 | 54°02′49″N 2°42′04″W / 54.047°N 2.701°W / 54.047; -2.701 (Calf Hill And Cragg Woods) SD542614 | 2000 | AONB | Map [7] | |
Charnock Richard Pasture | Y | 1.2 | 2.9 | 53°37′55″N 2°39′43″W / 53.632°N 2.662°W / 53.632; -2.662 (Charnock Richard Pasture) SD563153 | 1990 | Map [8] | ||
Clear Beck Meadow | Y | 0.5 | 1.3 | 54°06′11″N 2°35′20″W / 54.103°N 2.589°W / 54.103; -2.589 (Clear Beck Meadow) SD616676 | 1988 | Map [9] | ||
Clitheroe Knoll Reefs | Y | 117.8 | 291.0 | 53°53′10″N 2°20′20″W / 53.886°N 2.339°W / 53.886; -2.339 (Clitheroe Knoll Reefs) SD778434 | 1987 | GCR | Map [10] | |
Cock Wood Gorge | Y | 2.8 | 7.0 | 53°48′18″N 2°23′13″W / 53.805°N 2.387°W / 53.805; -2.387 (Cock Wood Gorge) SD746344 | 1983 | GCR | Map [11] | |
Cockerham Marsh | Y | 9.8 | 24.3 | 53°57′22″N 2°50′49″W / 53.956°N 2.847°W / 53.956; -2.847 (Cockerham Marsh) SD445514 | 1985 | Map [12] | ||
Coldwell Farm Pasture | Y | 0.8 | 2.0 | 54°11′46″N 2°48′11″W / 54.196°N 2.803°W / 54.196; -2.803 (Coldwell Farm Pasture) SD477781 | 1992 | Map [13] | ||
Coplow Quarry | Y | 5.2 | 12.8 | 53°52′59″N 2°22′55″W / 53.883°N 2.382°W / 53.883; -2.382 (Coplow Quarry) SD750431 | 1983 | GCR | Map [14] | |
Crag Bank | Y | 3.7 | 9.2 | 54°07′16″N 2°47′06″W / 54.121°N 2.785°W / 54.121; -2.785 (Crag Bank) SD488697 | 1985 | Map [15] | ||
Cringlebarrow And Deepdale | Y | 50.2 | 123.9 | 54°10′16″N 2°46′26″W / 54.171°N 2.774°W / 54.171; -2.774 (Cringlebarrow And Deepdale) SD496753 | 1983 | SAC | Map [16] | |
Darwen River Section | Y | 6.4 | 15.7 | 53°45′29″N 2°34′52″W / 53.758°N 2.581°W / 53.758; -2.581 (Darwen River Section) SD618292 | 1984 | GCR | Map [17] | |
Downholland Moss | Y | 21.8 | 53.8 | 53°33′47″N 3°01′05″W / 53.563°N 3.018°W / 53.563; -3.018 (Downholland Moss) SD327079 | 1990 | GCR | Map [18] | |
Eaves Wood | Y | 52.2 | 129.1 | 54°11′N 2°49′W / 54.18°N 2.82°W / 54.18; -2.82 (Eaves Wood) SD466763 | 1984 | NT, NCR | Map [19] | |
Far Holme Meadow | Y | 1.7 | 4.2 | 54°05′02″N 2°32′35″W / 54.084°N 2.543°W / 54.084; -2.543 (Far Holme Meadow) SD646655 | 1994 | Map [20] | ||
Field Head Meadow | Y | 3.3 | 8.1 | 53°58′01″N 2°25′16″W / 53.967°N 2.421°W / 53.967; -2.421 (Field Head Meadow) SD725524 | 1999 | AONB | Map [21] | |
Gait Barrows | Y | Y | 69.8 | 172.4 | 54°11′13″N 2°47′49″W / 54.187°N 2.797°W / 54.187; -2.797 (Gait Barrows) SD481771 | 1984 | GCR, NNR, NCR, SAC | Map [22] |
Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood | Y | 9.4 | 23.2 | 53°37′23″N 2°27′14″W / 53.623°N 2.454°W / 53.623; -2.454 (Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood) SD701141 | 1984 | Map [23] | ||
Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries | Y | 2.9 | 7.2 | 53°46′59″N 2°25′34″W / 53.783°N 2.426°W / 53.783; -2.426 (Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries) SD720319 | 1984 | GCR | Map [24] | |
Hawes Water | Y | 89.4 | 220.9 | 54°10′52″N 2°48′22″W / 54.181°N 2.806°W / 54.181; -2.806 (Hawes Water) SD475764 | 1986 | NNR, NCR, SAC, LNR | Map [25] | |
Heysham Moss | Y | 12.4 | 30.6 | 54°02′20″N 2°53′02″W / 54.039°N 2.884°W / 54.039; -2.884 (Heysham Moss) SD422607 | 1992 | Map [26] | ||
Hodder River Section | Y | 7.0 | 17.3 | 53°51′14″N 2°27′18″W / 53.854°N 2.455°W / 53.854; -2.455 (Hodder River Section) SD702399 | 1986 | GCR | Map [27] | |
Hodge Clough | Y | 2.8 | 6.8 | 53°40′12″N 2°19′30″W / 53.67°N 2.325°W / 53.67; -2.325 (Hodge Clough) SD786193 | 1984 | GCR | Map [28] | |
Jack Scout | Y | 6.7 | 16.7 | 54°09′22″N 2°49′48″W / 54.156°N 2.83°W / 54.156; -2.83 (Jack Scout) SD459737 | 1991 | NCR | Map [29] | |
Langcliff Cross Meadow | Y | 5.3 | 13.0 | 53°57′40″N 2°25′08″W / 53.961°N 2.419°W / 53.961; -2.419 (Langcliff Cross Meadow) SD726517 | 1989 | AONB, SAC | Map [30] | |
Leck Beck Head Catchment Area | Y | 691.9 | 1,709.6 | 54°12′29″N 2°30′32″W / 54.208°N 2.509°W / 54.208; -2.509 (Leck Beck Head Catchment Area) SD669793 | 1986 | GCR | Map [31] | |
Lee Quarry | Y | 49.1 | 121.4 | 53°41′02″N 2°12′32″W / 53.684°N 2.209°W / 53.684; -2.209 (Lee Quarry) SD863209 | 1997 | GCR | Map [32] | |
Leighton Moss | Y | 131.6 | 325.2 | 54°09′58″N 2°47′42″W / 54.166°N 2.795°W / 54.166; -2.795 (Leighton Moss) SD482748 | 1984 | SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, RSPB | Map [33] | |
Light Clough | Y | 0.5 | 1.2 | 53°49′59″N 2°22′48″W / 53.833°N 2.38°W / 53.833; -2.38 (Light Clough) SD751375 | 1984 | GCR | Map [34] | |
Little Mearley Clough | Y | 5.9 | 14.5 | 53°52′01″N 2°19′52″W / 53.867°N 2.331°W / 53.867; -2.331 (Little Mearley Clough) SD783412 | 1986 | GCR | Map [35] | |
Longworth Clough | Y | 24.6 | 60.7 | 53°37′52″N 2°27′40″W / 53.631°N 2.461°W / 53.631; -2.461 (Longworth Clough) SD696150 | 1994 | Map [36] | ||
Lower Red Lees Pasture | Y | 4.0 | 9.9 | 53°39′25″N 2°19′26″W / 53.657°N 2.324°W / 53.657; -2.324 (Lower Red Lees Pasture) SD787179 | 1994 | Map [37] | ||
Lune Estuary | Y | 7,633.2 | 18,862.1 | 53°59′13″N 2°55′34″W / 53.987°N 2.926°W / 53.987; -2.926 (Lune Estuary) SD394549 | 1990 | SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC | Map [38] | |
Lytham Coastal Changes | Y | 24.9 | 61.5 | 53°44′56″N 2°56′42″W / 53.749°N 2.945°W / 53.749; -2.945 (Lytham Coastal Changes) SD378285 | 1999 | GCR | Map [39] | |
Lytham St. Anne's Dunes | Y | 24.7 | 60.9 | 53°46′01″N 3°02′49″W / 53.767°N 3.047°W / 53.767; -3.047 (Lytham St. Anne'S Dunes) SD311306 | 1991 | LNR | Map [40] | |
Martin Mere, Burscough | Y | 119.8 | 295.9 | 53°37′26″N 2°52′41″W / 53.624°N 2.878°W / 53.624; -2.878 (Martin Mere, Burscough) SD420145 | 1984 | SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, WWT | Map [41] | |
Marton Mere, Blackpool | Y | 39.5 | 97.6 | 53°48′36″N 2°59′56″W / 53.81°N 2.999°W / 53.81; -2.999 (Marton Mere, Blackpool) SD343353 | 1984 | LNR | Map [42] | |
Mere Sands Wood | Y | Y | 41.9 | 103.6 | 53°38′06″N 2°50′17″W / 53.635°N 2.838°W / 53.635; -2.838 (Mere Sands Wood) SD447157 | 1985 | GCR, WT | Map [43] |
Morecambe Bay | Y | 25,665.2 | 63,420.2 | 54°06′22″N 2°58′34″W / 54.106°N 2.976°W / 54.106; -2.976 (Morecambe Bay) SD363682 | 1990 | AONB, SPA, NP, NCR, Ramsar site, RSPB, SAC | Map [44] | |
Myttons Meadows | Y | 10.1 | 25.0 | 53°58′26″N 2°27′32″W / 53.974°N 2.459°W / 53.974; -2.459 (Myttons Meadows) SD700532 | 1985 | AONB, SAC | Map [45] | |
New Ing Meadow | Y | 2.1 | 5.2 | 53°57′00″N 2°19′30″W / 53.95°N 2.325°W / 53.95; -2.325 (New Ing Meadow) SD788505 | 1992 | Map [46] | ||
Newton Marsh | Y | 66.0 | 163.1 | 53°45′18″N 2°50′10″W / 53.755°N 2.836°W / 53.755; -2.836 (Newton Marsh) SD450291 | 1986 | Map [47] | ||
Oak Field | Y | 21.1 | 52.1 | 53°37′59″N 2°27′47″W / 53.633°N 2.463°W / 53.633; -2.463 (Oak Field) SD695153 | 1985 | Map [48] | ||
Ravenhead Brickworks | Y | 22.1 | 54.6 | 53°32′13″N 2°44′10″W / 53.537°N 2.736°W / 53.537; -2.736 (Ravenhead Brickworks) SD513047 | 2002 | GCR | Map [49] | |
Red Scar And Tun Brook Woods | Y | 63.6 | 157.2 | 53°47′02″N 2°37′48″W / 53.784°N 2.63°W / 53.784; -2.63 (Red Scar And Tun Brook Woods) SD586321 | 1986 | WT | Map [50] | |
Ribble Estuary | Y | 9,348.5 | 23,100.5 | 53°42′50″N 2°59′28″W / 53.714°N 2.991°W / 53.714; -2.991 (Ribble Estuary) SD347246 | 1984 | SPA, NNR, NCR, Ramsar site | Map [51] | |
Robert Hall Moor | Y | 19.7 | 48.8 | 54°06′47″N 2°33′58″W / 54.113°N 2.566°W / 54.113; -2.566 (Robert Hall Moor) SD631687 | 1985 | Map [52] | ||
Roeburndale Woods | Y | 41.7 | 103.0 | 54°05′02″N 2°36′04″W / 54.084°N 2.601°W / 54.084; -2.601 (Roeburndale Woods) SD608655 | 1984 | NCR | Map [53] | |
Rough Hey Wood | Y | 6.2 | 15.2 | 53°52′44″N 2°43′48″W / 53.879°N 2.73°W / 53.879; -2.73 (Rough Hey Wood) SD521428 | 1984 | Map [54] | ||
Salthill And Bellmanpark Quarries | Y | Y | 17.6 | 43.6 | 53°52′44″N 2°22′12″W / 53.879°N 2.37°W / 53.879; -2.37 (Salthill And Bellmanpark Quarries) SD758426 | 1987 | GCR, LNR | Map [55] |
Silverdale Golf Course | Y | 0.6 | 1.5 | 54°10′23″N 2°48′36″W / 54.173°N 2.81°W / 54.173; -2.81 (Silverdale Golf Course) SD472755 | 1998 | AONB | Map [56] | |
South Pennine Moors | Y | Y | 20,944.5 | 51,755.0 | 53°48′40″N 2°03′43″W / 53.811°N 2.062°W / 53.811; -2.062 (South Pennine Moors) SD960350 | 1994 | SPA, SAM, ESA, GCR, NT, SAC | Map [57] |
Standridge Farm Pasture | Y | 4.5 | 11.1 | 53°58′34″N 2°24′32″W / 53.976°N 2.409°W / 53.976; -2.409 (Standridge Farm Pasture) SD733534 | 1998 | AONB | Map [58] | |
Tarnbrook Meadows | Y | 11.9 | 29.3 | 53°59′38″N 2°38′02″W / 53.994°N 2.634°W / 53.994; -2.634 (Tarnbrook Meadows) SD585555 | 1989 | Map [59] | ||
Thrang End And Yealand Hall Allotment | Y | 51.5 | 127.2 | 54°10′52″N 2°47′02″W / 54.181°N 2.784°W / 54.181; -2.784 (Thrang End And Yealand Hall Allotment) SD489764 | 1987 | SAC | Map [60] | |
Thrang Wood | Y | 4.8 | 11.8 | 54°11′10″N 2°47′38″W / 54.186°N 2.794°W / 54.186; -2.794 (Thrang Wood) SD483770 | 1999 | AONB, SAC | Map [61] | |
Thwaite House Moss | Y | 7.3 | 17.9 | 54°06′47″N 2°46′19″W / 54.113°N 2.772°W / 54.113; -2.772 (Thwaite House Moss) SD496689 | 2004 | Map [62] | ||
Trowbarrow Quarry | Y | Y | 7.5 | 18.4 | 54°10′41″N 2°47′53″W / 54.178°N 2.798°W / 54.178; -2.798 (Trowbarrow Quarry) SD480761 | 1990 | GCR, LNR | Map [63] |
Warton Crag | Y | 72.7 | 179.6 | 54°08′53″N 2°46′41″W / 54.148°N 2.778°W / 54.148; -2.778 (Warton Crag) SD493727 | 1986 | NCR, LNR | Map [64] | |
White Coppice Flush | Y | 0.5 | 1.3 | 53°40′19″N 2°34′30″W / 53.672°N 2.575°W / 53.672; -2.575 (White Coppice Flush) SD621197 | 1985 | Map [65] | ||
White Moss | Y | 12.3 | 30.4 | 53°59′13″N 2°19′08″W / 53.987°N 2.319°W / 53.987; -2.319 (White Moss) SD792546 | 1985 | Map [66] | ||
Winmarleigh Moss | Y | 89.3 | 220.6 | 53°55′26″N 2°50′49″W / 53.924°N 2.847°W / 53.924; -2.847 (Winmarleigh Moss) SD445479 | 1991 | Map [67] | ||
Wrightington Bar Pasture | Y | 1.3 | 3.3 | 53°36′50″N 2°41′53″W / 53.614°N 2.698°W / 53.614; -2.698 (Wrightington Bar Pasture) SD539133 | 1992 | Map [68] | ||
Wyre Estuary | Y | 1,481.8 | 3,661.6 | 53°51′43″N 2°58′34″W / 53.862°N 2.976°W / 53.862; -2.976 (Wyre Estuary) SD359411 | 1995 | SPA, WT, Ramsar site, SAC | Map [69] |
Notes
- A Reason for designation; either for the site's biological interest, or its geological interest.
- B Data rounded to one decimal place.
- C Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.[70]
- D Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.
References
- ^ "Artle Dale" (PDF).
- ^ "Barn Gill Meadow" (PDF).
- ^ "Beeston Brook Pasture" (PDF).
- ^ "Bell Sykes Meadows" (PDF).
- ^ "Bowland Fells" (PDF).
- ^ "Burton Wood" (PDF).
- ^ "Calf Hill And Cragg Woods" (PDF).
- ^ "Charnock Richard Pasture" (PDF).
- ^ "Clear Beck Meadow" (PDF).
- ^ "Clitheroe Knoll Reefs" (PDF).
- ^ "Cock Wood Gorge" (PDF).
- ^ "Cockerham Marsh" (PDF).
- ^ "Coldwell Farm Pasture" (PDF).
- ^ "Coplow Quarry" (PDF).
- ^ "Crag Bank" (PDF).
- ^ "Cringlebarrow And Deepdale" (PDF).
- ^ "Darwen River Section" (PDF).
- ^ "Downholland Moss" (PDF).
- ^ "Eaves Wood" (PDF).
- ^ "Far Holme Meadow" (PDF).
- ^ "Field Head Meadow" (PDF).
- ^ "Gait Barrows" (PDF).
- ^ "Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood" (PDF).
- ^ "Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries" (PDF).
- ^ "Hawes Water" (PDF).
- ^ "Heysham Moss" (PDF).
- ^ "Hodder River Section" (PDF).
- ^ "Hodge Clough" (PDF).
- ^ "Jack Scout" (PDF).
- ^ "Langcliff Cross Meadow" (PDF).
- ^ "Leck Beck Head Catchment Area" (PDF).
- ^ "Lee Quarry" (PDF).
- ^ "Leighton Moss" (PDF).
- ^ "Light Clough" (PDF).
- ^ "Little Mearley Clough" (PDF).
- ^ "Longworth Clough" (PDF).
- ^ "Lower Red Lees Pasture" (PDF).
- ^ "Lune Estuary" (PDF).
- ^ "Lytham Coastal Changes" (PDF).
- ^ "Lytham St. Anne'S Dunes" (PDF).
- ^ "Martin Mere, Burscough" (PDF).
- ^ "Marton Mere, Blackpool" (PDF).
- ^ "Mere Sands Wood" (PDF).
- ^ "Morecambe Bay" (PDF).
- ^ "Myttons Meadows" (PDF).
- ^ "New Ing Meadow" (PDF).
- ^ "Newton Marsh" (PDF).
- ^ "Oak Field" (PDF).
- ^ "Ravenhead Brickworks" (PDF).
- ^ "Red Scar And Tun Brook Woods" (PDF).
- ^ "Ribble Estuary" (PDF).
- ^ "Robert Hall Moor" (PDF).
- ^ "Roeburndale Woods" (PDF).
- ^ "Rough Hey Wood" (PDF).
- ^ "Salthill And Bellmanpark Quarries" (PDF).
- ^ "Silverdale Golf Course" (PDF).
- ^ "South Pennine Moors" (PDF).
- ^ "Standridge Farm Pasture" (PDF).
- ^ "Tarnbrook Meadows" (PDF).
- ^ "Thrang End And Yealand Hall Allotment" (PDF).
- ^ "Thrang Wood" (PDF).
- ^ "Thwaite House Moss" (PDF).
- ^ "Trowbarrow Quarry" (PDF).
- ^ "Warton Crag" (PDF).
- ^ "White Coppice Flush" (PDF).
- ^ "White Moss" (PDF).
- ^ "Winmarleigh Moss" (PDF).
- ^ "Wrightington Bar Pasture" (PDF).
- ^ "Wyre Estuary" (PDF).
- ^ "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
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