List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the East Riding of Yorkshire explained

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features.[1] As of 2020, there are 50 sites designated in this Area of Search, of which 39 have been designated due to their biological interest, 14 due to their geological interest, and 3 for both.[2]

Natural England took over the role of designating and managing SSSIs from English Nature in October 2006 when it was formed from the amalgamation of English Nature, parts of the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service. There are two unitary authorities in the Area of Search: Kingston upon Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire.

For other counties, see List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by Area of Search.

Sites

Site nameReason for designationAreaCoordinates & Grid refYear in which notifiedOther designationsMap & Citation
Biological interestGeological interestHectaresAcres
Allerthorpe Common12.831.71951WT [3]
Barn Hill Meadows8.621.31987 [4]
Beckhead Plantation3.79.11968WT [5]
Bishop Wilton Deep Dale43.4107.31954 [6]
Bishop Wilton Poor Land2.15.11988 [7]
Breighton Meadows37.490.61986[8]
Boynton Willow Garth5.112.71984GCR [9]
Brantingham Dale15.8391986 [10]
Bryan Mills Field1.33.21986 [11]
Burton Bushes11.428.11968 [12]
Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale11.528.51989 [13]
Cottam Well Dale23.9591985 [14]
Derwent Ings667.716501975SPA, WT, NNR, NP, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC [15]
Dimlington Cliff34.284.41990GCR [16]
Drewton Lane Pits5.212.81988GCR [17]
Enthorpe Railway Cutting3.48.41981GCR [18]
Everthorpe Quarry3.79.11959GCR [19]
Flamborough Head326.9807.81952SPA, GCR, LNR, NCR, RSPB, SAC [20]
Flamborough Railway Cutting1.641986 [21]
Fordon Chalk Grasslands55.7137.61975WT, NCR [22]
Hoddy Cows Spring24.91984 [23]
Hornsea Mere232.3573.91951SPA, NCR, RSPB [24]
Horse Dale and Holm Dale43.8108.21985 [25]
Hotham Meadow1.84.41989 [26]
Humber Estuary37000.691430.52004SPA, GCR, MOD, NNR, Ramsar site, SAC [27]
Keasey Dale3.691989 [28]
Kelsey Hill Gravel Pits10.626.11952GCR [29]
Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit4101968LNR, WT [30]
Lambwath Meadows29.673.11989 [31]
Leven Canal21.352.61962 [32]
Melbourne and Thornton Ings200494.31985SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC [33]
Melton Bottom Chalk Pit87.2215.51968GCR [34]
Millington Wood and Pastures343.5848.91954GCR [35]
Newbald Becksies1.94.81990 [36]
Newton Mask17.643.51986SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC [37]
Pocklington Canal21.4531987 [38]
Pulfin Bog17.142.11954WT [39]
Rifle Butts Quarry0.30.81952GCR, WT [40]
River Derwent408.31008.81986SPA, NCR, SAC [41]
River Hull Headwaters122301.41962NCR [42]
Roos Bog1.94.81990GCR [43]
Skipsea Bail Mere43.9108.41998SAM, GCR [44]
South Cliffe Common61.4151.71988 [45]
The Lagoons70.2173.41968SPA [46]
Thixen Dale and Longdale89.7221.5, & 1954 [47]
Thorne Crowle and Goole Moors19194742.11970SPA, WT, NNR, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC [48]
Tophill Low34.685.51989 [49]
White Carr Meadow1.12.71990 [50]
Withow Gap, Skipsea8.420.71987GCR [51]
Wyedale12.530.81986 [52]

Notes

Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.[53]

Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.

The River Derwent site extends into the county of North Yorkshire and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in North Yorkshire.

Recorded as 86.2km (53.6miles) in length, where the River Derwent forms the then district boundaries the length is included in both directions.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notification of SSSIs . English Nature . 22 June 2009.
  2. Web site: SSSIs in East Riding of Yorkshire. English Nature. 4 November 2020.
  3. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001317}} Allerthorpe Common SSSI citation].
  4. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000834}} Barn Hill Meadows SSSI citation].
  5. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001343}} Beckhead Plantation SSSI citation ]. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716135801/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001343.pdf . 2011-07-16 .
  6. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001357}} Bishop Wilton Deep Dale SSSI citation].
  7. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000849}} Bishop Wilton Poor Land SSSI citation].
  8. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002003}} Breighton Meadows SSSI citation].
  9. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001373}} Boynton Willow Garth SSSI citation].
  10. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003817}} Brantingham Dale SSSI citation].
  11. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002030}} Bryan Mills Field SSSI citation].
  12. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002049}} Burton Bushes SSSI citation].
  13. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003350}} Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale SSSI citation].
  14. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002081}} Cottam Well Dale SSSI citation].
  15. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002114}} Derwent Ings SSSI citation].
  16. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003488}} Dimlington Cliff SSSI citation].
  17. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001156}} Drewton Lane Pits SSSI citation].
  18. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002261}} Enthorpe Railway Cutting SSSI citation].
  19. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002180}} Everthorpe Quarry SSSI citation].
  20. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002289}} Flamborough Head SSSI citation].
  21. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000424}} Flamborough Railway Cutting SSSI citation].
  22. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002158}} Fordon Chalk Grasslands SSSI citation].
  23. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002371}} Hoddy Cows Spring SSSI citation].
  24. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002380}} Hornsea Mere SSSI citation].
  25. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003832}} Horse Dale and Holm Dale SSSI citation].
  26. Web site: [{{sssi link|1005651}} Hotham Meadow SSSI citation].
  27. Web site: [{{sssi link|2000480}} Humber Estuary SSSI citation].
  28. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003384}} Keasey Dale SSSI citation].
  29. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003072}} Kelsey Hill Gravel Pits SSSI citation].
  30. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003099}} Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit SSSI citation].
  31. Web site: [{{sssi link|1005735}} Lambwath Meadows SSSI citation].
  32. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003148}} Leven Canal SSSI citation].
  33. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003214}} Melbourne and Thornton Ings SSSI citation].
  34. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003238}} Melton Bottom Chalk Pit SSSI citation].
  35. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003278}} Millington Wood and Pastures SSSI citation].
  36. Web site: [{{sssi link|1005659}} Newbald Becksies SSSI citation].
  37. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003321}} Newton Mask SSSI citation].
  38. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001799}} Pocklington Canal SSSI citation].
  39. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003345}} Pulfin Bog SSSI citation].
  40. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003370}} Rifle Butts Quarry SSSI citation].
  41. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003398}} River Derwent SSSI citation].
  42. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003424}} River Hull Headwaters SSSI citation].
  43. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001457}} Roos Bog SSSI citation].
  44. Web site: [{{sssi link|2000297}} Skipsea Bail Mere SSSI citation].
  45. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001441}} South Cliffe Common SSSI citation].
  46. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003124}} The Lagoons SSSI citation].
  47. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004472}} Thixen Dale and Longdale SSSI citation].
  48. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001467}} Thorne Crowle and Goole Moors SSSI citation].
  49. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000978}} Tophill Low SSSI citation].
  50. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001014}} White Carr Meadow SSSI citation].
  51. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003207}} Withow Gap, Skipsea SSSI citation].
  52. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002059}} Wyedale SSSI citation].
  53. Web site: Guide to National Grid . Ordnance Survey . 3 March 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071027134518/http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/help.html#gridref . 27 October 2007 .

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