List of Areas of Special Scientific Interest in County Antrim explained

This is a list of the Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs) in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

In Northern Ireland the body responsible for designating ASSIs is the Northern Ireland Environment Agency – a division of the Department of Environment (DoE).

Unlike the SSSIs, ASSIs include both natural environments and man-made structures. As with SSSIs, these sites are designated if they have criteria based on fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features. On top of this, structures are also covered, such as the Whitespots mines in Conlig, according to several criterion including rarity, recorded history and intrinsic appeal.^[1]

For other sites in the rest of the United Kingdom, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

The data in the table is taken from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency's website in the form of citation sheets for each ASSI.^[2]

Ballycarry ASSI
Ballycastle, County Antrim Coalfield ASSI
Ballygill North ASSI
Ballymacaldrack ASSI
Ballynanaghten ASSI
Ballypalady ASSI
Black Burn ASSI
Breen Wood ASSI
Caldanagh Bog ASSI
Carey Valley ASSI
Carrickarade ASSI
Castle Point ASSI
Castletown ASSI
Church Bay ASSI
Cleggan Valley ASSI
Cloghastucan ASSI
Cloghfin Port ASSI
Copeland Reservoir ASSI
Craigahulliar ASSI
Craigs ASSI
Culnafay ASSI
Dunloy Bog ASSI
Fair Head and Murlough Bay ASSI
Feystown ASSI
Frosses Bog ASSI
Galboly ASSI
Garron Plateau ASSI
Garry Bog ASSI
Garry Bog Part II ASSI
Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick ASSI
Glarryford ASSI
Glenariff ASSI
Glenariff Glen ASSI
Glenarm Woods ASSI
Glenarm Woods Part 2
Glenballyemon River ASSI
Glen Burn ASSI
Gortnagory ASSI
Inner Belfast Lough ASSI
Kinramer South ASSI
Larne Lough ASSI
Leathemstown ASSI
Lemnalary ASSI
Linford ASSI
Little Deer Park ASSI
Lough Beg ASSI
Lough Neagh ASSI
Minnis ASSI
Montiaghs Moss ASSI
Newlands ASSI
North Woodburn Glen ASSI
North Woodburn Reservoir ASSI
Outer Belfast Lough ASSI
Portballintrae ASSI
Portmore Lough ASSI
Portmuck ASSI
Portrush West Strand ASSI
Ramore Head and The Skerries ASSI
Rathlin Island - Coast ASSI
Rathlin Island - Kebble
Rathsherry ASSI
Runkerry ASSI
Sandy Braes ASSI
Scawt Hill ASSI
Sheep Island ASSI
Slieveanorra and Croaghan ASSI
Slievenacloy ASSI
South Woodburn Reservoir
Straidkilly Wood ASSI
Tardree Quarry ASSI
The Gobbins ASSI
The Maidens ASSI
Tievebulliagh ASSI
Torr Head ASSI
Tow River Wood ASSI
Waterloo Bay ASSI
White Park Bay ASSI
White Rocks, Portrush ASSI

Notes

Rounded to one decimal place.

Notes and References

http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/biodiversity/designated-areas/area_interest/science_survey.htm Environment and Heritage Service
Environment Agency citation sheets for each ASSI. Retrieved on 2011-12-01. (PDF files).
Web site: Aghnadarragh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111218154859/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/aghnadarragh_assi_citation-2.pdf . 2011-12-18 .