List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire, and its location within the United Kingdom

This is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Nottinghamshire, a county in the East Midlands. Nottinghamshire is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north, and Leicestershire to the south, and has an estimated population of 1,055,400 within an area of 2,159 km2 (533,500.5 acres), therefore making it the 17th largest ceremonial county in the United Kingdom.[1] The data in this table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.[2]

As of March 2012 there are 66 SSSIs in Nottinghamshire. 63 are notable for their biological interest, 1 for its geology and 2 for both geological and biological interest.

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

Sites

Site name Reason for designation Area Location & map ref Other designations Map/Refs
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres
Annesley Woodhouse Quarry Green tick 34.6 85.5 53°04′41″N 1°16′34″W / 53.078°N 1.276°W / 53.078; -1.276 (Annesley Woodhouse Quarries)
    SK486537 		WT Map [3]
Ashton's Meadow Green tick 3.6 8.8 53°18′36″N 0°49′19″W / 53.31°N 0.822°W / 53.31; -0.822 (Ashton's Meadow)
    SK786799 		Map [4]
Attenborough Gravel Pits Green tick 226.6 559.9 52°53′56″N 1°13′41″W / 52.899°N 1.228°W / 52.899; -1.228 (Attenborough Gravel Pits)
    SK520338 		WT Map [5]
Bagthorpe Meadows Green tick 6.3 15.6 53°03′43″N 1°18′07″W / 53.062°N 1.302°W / 53.062; -1.302 (Bagthorpe Meadows)
    SK469519 		Map [6]
Barnstone Railway Cutting Green tick 1.5 3.8 52°54′43″N 0°54′04″W / 52.912°N 0.901°W / 52.912; -0.901 (Barnstone Railway Cutting)
    SK740355 		Map [7]
Barrow Hills Sandpit Green tick 1.9 4.6 53°25′05″N 0°58′30″W / 53.418°N 0.975°W / 53.418; -0.975 (Barrow Hills Sandpit)
    SK682917 		Map [8]
Besthorpe Meadows Green tick 9.3 23.1 53°10′05″N 0°46′41″W / 53.168°N 0.778°W / 53.168; -0.778 (Besthorpe Meadows)
    SK818641 		Map [9]
Besthorpe Warren Green tick 8.8 21.8 53°10′44″N 0°45′47″W / 53.179°N 0.763°W / 53.179; -0.763 (Besthorpe Warren)
    SK828654 		Map [10]
Bevercotes Park Green tick 8.5 21.1 53°13′52″N 0°57′11″W / 53.231°N 0.953°W / 53.231; -0.953 (Bevercotes Park)
    SK700709 		Map [11]
Birklands And Bilhaugh Green tick 505.7 1249.7 53°12′29″N 1°04′41″W / 53.208°N 1.078°W / 53.208; -1.078 (Birklands And Bilhaugh)
    SK617683 		CP, NNR, NCR, SAC Map [12]
Birklands West And Ollerton Corner Green tick 414.6 1024.6 53°11′56″N 1°06′18″W / 53.199°N 1.105°W / 53.199; -1.105 (Birklands West And Ollerton Corner)
    SK599673 		LNR Map [13]
Bogs Farm Quarry Green tick 4.9 12 53°04′34″N 1°16′59″W / 53.076°N 1.283°W / 53.076; -1.283 (Bogs Farm Quarry)
    SK481534 		Map [14]
Bulwell Wood Green tick 16.8 41.5 53°00′40″N 1°13′52″W / 53.011°N 1.231°W / 53.011; -1.231 (Bulwell Wood)
    SK517462 		Map [15]
Castle Hill Wood Green tick 30.4 75.1 53°18′54″N 0°53′42″W / 53.315°N 0.895°W / 53.315; -0.895 (Castle Hill Wood)
    SK737804 		Map [16]
Chesterfield Canal Green tick 29.8 73.7 53°22′05″N 0°54′00″W / 53.368°N 0.9°W / 53.368; -0.9 (Chesterfield Canal)
    SK733863 		Map [17]
Clarborough Tunnel Green tick 8.5 21.1 53°20′06″N 0°52′30″W / 53.335°N 0.875°W / 53.335; -0.875 (Clarborough Tunnel)
    SK750826 		WT Map [18]
Clipstone Heath Green tick 4.2 10.4 53°09′22″N 1°06′47″W / 53.156°N 1.113°W / 53.156; -1.113 (Clipstone Heath)
    SK594625 		Map [19]
Clumber Park Green tick 525.7 1298.9 53°15′29″N 1°03′43″W / 53.258°N 1.062°W / 53.258; -1.062 (Clumber Park)
    SK627739 		NT Map [20]
Colwick Cutting Green tick Green tick 2.1 5.1 52°57′07″N 1°06′14″W / 52.952°N 1.104°W / 52.952; -1.104 (Colwick Cutting)
    SK603398 		GCR, LNR Map [21]
Dovedale Wood Green tick 13.4 33.2 53°09′47″N 1°18′22″W / 53.163°N 1.306°W / 53.163; -1.306 (Dovedale Wood)
    SK465631 		NT Map [22]
Dyscarr Wood Green tick 21.6 53.4 53°22′55″N 1°07′52″W / 53.382°N 1.131°W / 53.382; -1.131 (Dyscarr Wood)
    SK579876 		WT Map [23]
Eakring And Maplebeck Meadows Green tick 15.8 39 53°09′04″N 0°57′07″W / 53.151°N 0.952°W / 53.151; -0.952 (Eakring And Maplebeck Meadows)
    SK702621 		WT Map [24]
Friezeland Grassland Green tick 3.7 9.1 53°03′04″N 1°17′28″W / 53.051°N 1.291°W / 53.051; -1.291 (Friezeland Grassland)
    SK476506 		Map [25]
Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges Green tick 57.2 141.2 53°17′10″N 0°54′43″W / 53.286°N 0.912°W / 53.286; -0.912 (Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges)
    SK726771 		WT Map [26]
Gotham Hill Pasture Green tick 8.4 20.8 52°52′19″N 1°12′50″W / 52.872°N 1.214°W / 52.872; -1.214 (Gotham Hill Pasture)
    SK530308 		Map [27]
Hills And Holes And Sookholme Brook, Warsop Green tick 30.2 74.5 53°12′14″N 1°10′16″W / 53.204°N 1.171°W / 53.204; -1.171 (Hills And Holes And Sookholme Brook, Warsop)
    SK555678 		WES Map [28]
Holme Pit Green tick 4.2 10.3 52°54′18″N 1°12′18″W / 52.905°N 1.205°W / 52.905; -1.205 (Holme Pit)
    SK536345 		Map [29]
Kimberley Railway Cutting Green tick Green tick 5.4 13.3 53°00′04″N 1°15′22″W / 53.001°N 1.256°W / 53.001; -1.256 (Kimberley Railway Cutting)
    SK500451 		GCR, WT Map [30]
Kinoulton Marsh And Canal Green tick 2.6 6.4 52°52′01″N 0°59′38″W / 52.867°N 0.994°W / 52.867; -0.994 (Kinoulton Marsh And Canal)
    SK678304 		Map [31]
Kirkby Grives Green tick 22 54.4 53°05′31″N 1°15′29″W / 53.092°N 1.258°W / 53.092; -1.258 (Kirkby Grives)
    SK498552 		LNR, WT Map [32]
Kirton Wood, Notts. Green tick 18.4 45.5 53°12′25″N 0°56′35″W / 53.207°N 0.943°W / 53.207; -0.943 (Kirton Wood, Notts.)
    SK707683 		WT Map [33]
Laxton Sykes Green tick 14.3 35.3 53°10′55″N 0°54′22″W / 53.182°N 0.906°W / 53.182; -0.906 (Laxton Sykes)
    SK732656 		Map [34]
Linby Quarries Green tick 38.7 95.6 53°03′50″N 1°12′18″W / 53.064°N 1.205°W / 53.064; -1.205 (Linby Quarries)
    SK534522 		Map [35]
Lord Stubbins Wood Green tick 24.8 61.4 53°12′54″N 1°11′46″W / 53.215°N 1.196°W / 53.215; -1.196 (Lord Stubbins Wood)
    SK538690 		Map [36]
Mather Wood Green tick 8 19.7 53°07′30″N 0°55′16″W / 53.125°N 0.921°W / 53.125; -0.921 (Mather Wood)
    SK723592 		Map [37]
Mattersey Hill Marsh Green tick 6 14.9 53°22′41″N 0°59′35″W / 53.378°N 0.993°W / 53.378; -0.993 (Mattersey Hill Marsh)
    SK671873 		Map [38]
Misson Line Bank Green tick 20.7 51.2 53°27′25″N 0°55′30″W / 53.457°N 0.925°W / 53.457; -0.925 (Misson Line Bank)
    SK715961 		Map [39]
Misson Training Area Green tick 85.2 210.5 53°28′08″N 0°55′34″W / 53.469°N 0.926°W / 53.469; -0.926 (Misson Training Area)
    SK714974 		WT Map [40]
Mother Drain, Misterton Green tick 3.6 9 53°26′49″N 0°49′55″W / 53.447°N 0.832°W / 53.447; -0.832 (Mother Drain, Misterton)
    SK777951 		Map [41]
Newhall Reservoir Meadow Green tick 0.7 1.8 53°05′06″N 1°00′54″W / 53.085°N 1.015°W / 53.085; -1.015 (Newhall Reservoir Meadow)
    SK661546 		Map [42]
Normanton Pastures Green tick 16.6 40.9 52°53′31″N 1°04′19″W / 52.892°N 1.072°W / 52.892; -1.072 (Normanton Pastures)
    SK625331 		Map [43]
Orston Plaster Pits Green tick 4.6 11.5 52°57′11″N 0°52′01″W / 52.953°N 0.867°W / 52.953; -0.867 (Orston Plaster Pits)
    SK762401 		Map [44]
Pleasley Vale Railway Green tick 3.5 8.7 53°10′41″N 1°13′23″W / 53.178°N 1.223°W / 53.178; -1.223 (Pleasley Vale Railway)
    SK520648 		LNR Map [45]
Rainworth Heath Green tick 13.6 33.7 53°07′34″N 1°07′05″W / 53.126°N 1.118°W / 53.126; -1.118 (Rainworth Heath)
    SK591591 		Map [46]
Rainworth Lakes Green tick 14.2 35 53°07′01″N 1°07′37″W / 53.117°N 1.127°W / 53.117; -1.127 (Rainworth Lakes)
    SK585581 		Map [47]
Redgate Woods And Mansey Common Green tick 71.3 176.1 53°07′55″N 0°59′13″W / 53.132°N 0.987°W / 53.132; -0.987 (Redgate Woods And Mansey Common)
    SK679599 		Map [48]
River Idle Washlands Green tick 88.5 218.6 53°26′10″N 1°00′11″W / 53.436°N 1.003°W / 53.436; -1.003 (River Idle Washlands)
    SK663937 		WT Map [49]
Robbinetts Green tick 6.3 15.5 52°58′23″N 1°16′08″W / 52.973°N 1.269°W / 52.973; -1.269 (Robbinetts)
    SK492420 		Map [50]
Roe Wood Green tick 46.7 115.5 53°07′23″N 0°57′29″W / 53.123°N 0.958°W / 53.123; -0.958 (Roe Wood)
    SK698589 		Map [51]
Rushcliffe Golf Course Green tick 19.5 48.1 52°50′53″N 1°11′42″W / 52.848°N 1.195°W / 52.848; -1.195 (Rushcliffe Golf Course)
    SK543281 		Map [52]
Scrooby Top Quarry Green tick 3.6 8.8 53°23′42″N 1°01′26″W / 53.395°N 1.024°W / 53.395; -1.024 (Scrooby Top Quarry)
    SK650891 		Map [53]
Seller's Wood Green tick 13.9 34.3 53°00′11″N 1°13′26″W / 53.003°N 1.224°W / 53.003; -1.224 (Seller'S Wood)
    SK522454 		LNR Map [54]
Sherwood Forest Golf Course Green tick 62.5 154.5 53°08′56″N 1°07′26″W / 53.149°N 1.124°W / 53.149; -1.124 (Sherwood Forest Golf Course)
    SK587617 		Map [55]
Sledder Wood Meadows Green tick 7.9 19.6 53°01′01″N 1°15′40″W / 53.017°N 1.261°W / 53.017; -1.261 (Sledder Wood Meadows)
    SK497469 		Map [56]
Spalford Warren Green tick 35.8 88.5 53°12′11″N 0°45′22″W / 53.203°N 0.756°W / 53.203; -0.756 (Spalford Warren)
    SK832680 		Map [57]
Strawberry Hill Heaths Green tick 31.5 77.9 53°08′13″N 1°08′10″W / 53.137°N 1.136°W / 53.137; -1.136 (Strawberry Hill Heaths)
    SK579603 		Map [58]
Styrrup Quarry Green tick 0.3 0.7 53°24′18″N 1°05′28″W / 53.405°N 1.091°W / 53.405; -1.091 (Styrrup Quarry)
    SK605902 		GCR Map [59]
Sutton And Lound Gravel Pits Green tick 316.8 782.8 53°22′08″N 0°56′13″W / 53.369°N 0.937°W / 53.369; -0.937 (Sutton And Lound Gravel Pits)
    SK708863 		WT Map [60]
Teversal Pastures Green tick 17.9 44.3 53°09′00″N 1°16′01″W / 53.15°N 1.267°W / 53.15; -1.267 (Teversal Pastures)
    SK491617 		LNR Map [61]
Teversal To Pleasley Railway Green tick 5 12.4 53°09′54″N 1°16′19″W / 53.165°N 1.272°W / 53.165; -1.272 (Teversal To Pleasley Railway)
    SK488633 		LNR, WT Map [62]
Thoresby Lake Green tick 58 143.3 53°13′37″N 1°03′18″W / 53.227°N 1.055°W / 53.227; -1.055 (Thoresby Lake)
    SK632704 		Map [63]
Treswell Wood Green tick 48 118.6 53°18′22″N 0°51′32″W / 53.306°N 0.859°W / 53.306; -0.859 (Treswell Wood)
    SK761794 		WT Map [64]
Welbeck Lake Green tick 101.7 251.2 53°14′56″N 1°08′38″W / 53.249°N 1.144°W / 53.249; -1.144 (Welbeck Lake)
    SK572728 		Wildlife refuge Map [65]
Wellow Park Green tick 135.5 334.8 53°11′49″N 0°58′41″W / 53.197°N 0.978°W / 53.197; -0.978 (Wellow Park)
    SK684671 		Map [66]
Wilford Claypits Green tick 2.2 5.4 52°54′50″N 1°09′14″W / 52.914°N 1.154°W / 52.914; -1.154 (Wilford Claypits)
    SK570355 		Map [67]
Wilwell Cutting Green tick 7.3 18.1 52°54′29″N 1°09′36″W / 52.908°N 1.16°W / 52.908; -1.16 (Wilwell Cutting)
    SK566348 		LNR, WT Map [68]

See also

Notes

A Data rounded to one decimal place.
B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.[69]
C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.[69]
E Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.

References

  1. ↑ "T 08: Selected age groups for local authorities in the United Kingdom; estimated resident population; Mid-2006 Population Estimates". Office for National Statistics. August 22, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  2. ↑ Natural England data for Nottinghamshire SSSIs. Retrieved on 2012-03-16
  3. ↑ "Annesley Woodhouse Quarries" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Ashton'S Meadow" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Attenborough Gravel Pits" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Bagthorpe Meadows" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Barnstone Railway Cutting" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Barrow Hills Sandpit" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Besthorpe Meadows" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Besthorpe Warren" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Bevercotes Park" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Birklands And Bilhaugh" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Birklands West And Ollerton Corner" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "Bogs Farm Quarry" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "Bulwell Wood" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "Castle Hill Wood" (PDF).
  17. ↑ "Chesterfield Canal" (PDF).
  18. ↑ "Clarborough Tunnel" (PDF).
  19. ↑ "Clipstone Heath" (PDF).
  20. ↑ "Clumber Park" (PDF).
  21. ↑ "Colwick Cutting" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "Dovedale Wood" (PDF).
  23. ↑ "Dyscarr Wood" (PDF).
  24. ↑ "Eakring And Maplebeck Meadows" (PDF).
  25. ↑ "Friezeland Grassland" (PDF).
  26. ↑ "Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges" (PDF).
  27. ↑ "Gotham Hill Pasture" (PDF).
  28. ↑ "Hills And Holes And Sookholme Brook, Warsop" (PDF).
  29. ↑ "Holme Pit" (PDF).
  30. ↑ "Kimberley Railway Cutting" (PDF).
  31. ↑ "Kinoulton Marsh And Canal" (PDF).
  32. ↑ "Kirkby Grives" (PDF).
  33. ↑ "Kirton Wood, Notts." (PDF).
  34. ↑ "Laxton Sykes" (PDF).
  35. ↑ "Linby Quarries" (PDF).
  36. ↑ "Lord Stubbins Wood" (PDF).
  37. ↑ "Mather Wood" (PDF).
  38. ↑ "Mattersey Hill Marsh" (PDF).
  39. ↑ "Misson Line Bank" (PDF).
  40. ↑ "Misson Training Area" (PDF).
  41. ↑ "Mother Drain, Misterton" (PDF).
  42. ↑ "Newhall Reservoir Meadow" (PDF).
  43. ↑ "Normanton Pastures" (PDF).
  44. ↑ "Orston Plaster Pits" (PDF).
  45. ↑ "Pleasley Vale Railway" (PDF).
  46. ↑ "Rainworth Heath" (PDF).
  47. ↑ "Rainworth Lakes" (PDF).
  48. ↑ "Redgate Woods And Mansey Common" (PDF).
  49. ↑ "River Idle Washlands" (PDF).
  50. ↑ "Robbinetts" (PDF).
  51. ↑ "Roe Wood" (PDF).
  52. ↑ "Rushcliffe Golf Course" (PDF).
  53. ↑ "Scrooby Top Quarry" (PDF).
  54. ↑ "Seller'S Wood" (PDF).
  55. ↑ "Sherwood Forest Golf Course" (PDF).
  56. ↑ "Sledder Wood Meadows" (PDF).
  57. ↑ "Spalford Warren" (PDF).
  58. ↑ "Strawberry Hill Heaths" (PDF).
  59. ↑ "Styrrup Quarry" (PDF).
  60. ↑ "Sutton And Lound Gravel Pits" (PDF).
  61. ↑ "Teversal Pastures" (PDF).
  62. ↑ "Teversal To Pleasley Railway" (PDF).
  63. ↑ "Thoresby Lake" (PDF).
  64. ↑ "Treswell Wood" (PDF).
  65. ↑ "Welbeck Lake" (PDF).
  66. ↑ "Wellow Park" (PDF).
  67. ↑ "Wilford Claypits" (PDF).
  68. ↑ "Wilwell Cutting" (PDF).
  69. 1 2 "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2008-02-21.

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