List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Herefordshire explained

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Herefordshire, 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], there are 83 sites designated in this Area of Search.[2] There are 21 sites with a geological interest, and 62 listed for biological interest. Four sites are designated for both reasons.

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.

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

Sites

Site nameReason for designationAreaCoordinates & Grid refYear in which notifiedOther designationsMap & Citation
Biological interestGeological interestHectaresAcres
Aston Ingham Meadows5.212.91984[3]
Bank And Cother Hill18.846.41952AONB, WT[4]
Berrington Pool7.3181969NT[5]
Birch Wood24.360.11985[6]
Birchend3.27.81975[7]
Bishon Meadow6.5161992[8]
Black Mountains1189.22938.71954NCR[9]
Bradnor Hill Quarry0.51.21952GCR, NT[10]
Brampton Bryan Park165407.71969NCR[11]
Burrington Farm Stream Section0.41.11969GCR[12]
Burrington Meadow2.76.61971[13]
Burrington Sections1.231986GCR[14]
Bushy Hazels & Cwmma Moors30.374.81969NT, NCR[15]
Byton & Combe Moors18.2451969[16]
Caeiron Meadow1.63.91989[17]
Cage Brook Valley512.41969[18]
Capler Wood5.914.61969AONB[19]
Chanstone Wood40.6100.41969[20]
Cherry Hill Wood39.497.31952AONB, WT[21]
Church Hill Quarry0.71.71989GCR[22]
Common Hill12.931.91975AONB[23]
Coughton Wood And Marsh1.43.41986AONB, WT[24]
Crumpton Hill Wood1.63.91975AONB[25]
Devil's Spittleful99.3245.31955WT[26]
Dinmore Hill Woods152.5376.81952CP, LNR[27]
Downton Gorge68.9170.31952GCR, NNR, NCR, SAC[28]
Eastnor Park153.3378.81990AONB[29]
Elton Lane Cutting0.30.61969GCR[30]
Fishpool Valley33.181.81952NT[31]
Flintsham & Titley Pools18.746.21969WT[32]
Great Doward1.53.81969WT, AONB[33]
Grimley Brick Pits18.846.51955[34]
Halesend Wood54.9135.61969AONB, NCR[35]
Hall Wood18.144.61989[36]
Haugh Wood354.18751989AONB, WT, NT[37]
Highclere12.61994[38]
Hill Hole Dingle38.494.81969NCR[39]
Lea & Pagets Woods28.871.21985AONB, WT[40]
Ledbury Cutting1.74.21990GCR[41]
Linton Quarry1.43.51969GCR[42]
Little Byefields Meadow1.43.51975AONB[43]
Little Hill5.814.21986GCR[44]
Littlemarsh Common2.35.61969WT[45]
Lugg and Hampton Meadows155.7384.72011WT[46]
Lyppard Grange Ponds1.12.72000SAC[47]
Mains Wood8.621.21969[48]
Mayhill Wood717.31975AONB[49]
Moccas Park138.6342.61963NNR, NCR[50]
Mocktree Quarries2.35.71975GCR[51]
Monnington Scar1.64.11990GCR[52]
Mortimer Forest6.616.31969GCR[53]
Moseley Common, Pembridge5.613.81985[54]
New Inn Meadow2.66.51981AONB[55]
Olchon Farm Meadows2.76.61975NCR[56]
Orchid Bank, Winslow Mill0.51.31975[57]
Park Wood15.237.51975[58]
Perton Roadside Section And Quarry6.415.81952GCR[59]
Pikes Farm Meadows10.225.21989[60]
Quebb Meadow1.43.61989WT[61]
Queestmoor Meadow1.53.61992[62]
Ridgeway Wood31.978.81952AONB[63]
River Lugg142.43521995WT, SAC[64]
River Lugg Meanders11.227.61992GCR[65]
River Teme4411089.61996AONB, SAC[66]
River Wye906.122391978AONB, WT, NT, NCR, SAC[67]
Rockhall Quarry1.74.11969GCR[68]
Scutterdine Quarry12.31952AONB, GCR[69]
Sharpnage Wood1946.91975AONB[70]
The Bury Farm76.6189.22006[71]
The Flits35.186.81985NNR, NCR[72]
The Malvern Hills746.218441954SAM, AONB, GCR, MHC[73]
The Sturts33.983.61997[74]
Upper Hall Farm Quarry And Grassland8.921.91969GCR[75]
Upper Welson Marsh1.74.31969WT[76]
Upper Wye Gorge198.3490.11969SAM, AONB, GCR, NNR, NCR, SAC, WT[77]
Wayne Herbert Quarry0.20.41952GCR[78]
Wellington Wood144.5357.21986[79]
Wilton Bluff, Ross-on-wye0.30.71988GCR[80]
Woodshuts Wood8.721.61984AONB[81]
Wormbridge Common0.411969[82]

Notes

Data rounded to one decimal place.

Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.[83]

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

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notification of SSSIs . English Nature . 6 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120515062100/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/special/sssi/notification.cfm . 15 May 2012 .
  2. Web site: SSSIs in Hereford and Worcester. English Nature. 14 October 2012.
  3. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004216}} Aston Ingham Meadows NE citation].
  4. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001331}} Bank And Cother Hill NE citation].
  5. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001356}} Berrington Pool, Herefordshire NE citation].
  6. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004232}} Birch Wood NE citation].
  7. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001366}} Birchend NE citation].
  8. Web site: [{{sssi link|1006343}} Bishon Meadow NE citation].
  9. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001635}} Black Mountains NE citation].
  10. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001451}} Bradnor Hill Quarry NE citation].
  11. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001473}} Brampton Bryan Park NE citation].
  12. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003331}} Burrington Farm Stream Section NE citation].
  13. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003344}} Burrington Meadow NE citation].
  14. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004280}} Burrington Sections NE citation].
  15. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003358}} Bushy Hazels & Cwmma Moors NE citation].
  16. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003377}} Byton & Combe Moors NE citation].
  17. Web site: [{{sssi link|1005756}} Caeiron Meadow NE citation].
  18. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003396}} Cage Brook Valley NE citation].
  19. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003421}} Capler Wood NE citation].
  20. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003454}} Chanstone Wood NE citation].
  21. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003483}} Cherry Hill Wood NE citation].
  22. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003515}} Church Hill Quarry NE citation].
  23. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003562}} Common Hill NE citation].
  24. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004314}} Coughton Wood And Marsh NE citation].
  25. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003643}} Crumpton Hill Wood NE citation].
  26. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003693}} Devil's Spittleful NE citation].
  27. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004297}} Dinmore Hill Woods NE citation].
  28. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004330}} Downton Gorge NE citation].
  29. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000829}} Eastnor Park NE citation].
  30. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004405}} Elton Lane Cutting NE citation].
  31. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004425}} Fishpool Valley NE citation].
  32. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004445}} Flintsham & Titley Pools NE citation].
  33. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004327}} Great Doward NE citation].
  34. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004509}} Grimley Brick Pits NE citation].
  35. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000003}} Halesend Wood NE citation].
  36. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003100}} Hall Wood NE citation].
  37. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004355}} Haugh Wood NE citation].
  38. Web site: [{{sssi link|1007257}} Highclere NE citation].
  39. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000107}} Hill Hole Dingle NE citation].
  40. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000718}} Lea & Pagets Woods NE citation].
  41. Web site: [{{sssi link|1005834}} Ledbury Cutting NE citation].
  42. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000846}} Linton Quarry NE citation].
  43. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000857}} Little Byefields Meadow NE citation].
  44. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000744}} Little Hill NE citation].
  45. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000887}} Littlemarsh Common NE citation].
  46. Web site: [{{sssi link|2000725}} Lugg and Hampton Meadows NE citation].
  47. Web site: [{{sssi link|2000428}} Lyppard Grange Ponds NE citation].
  48. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000994}} Mains Wood NE citation].
  49. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001049}} Mayhill Wood NE citation].
  50. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002723}} Moccas Park NE citation].
  51. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001107}} Mocktree Quarries NE citation].
  52. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002420}} Monnington Scar NE citation].
  53. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002891}} Mortimer Forest NE citation].
  54. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002361}} Moseley Common, Pembridge NE citation].
  55. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001783}} New Inn Meadow NE citation].
  56. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001817}} Olchon Farm Meadows NE citation].
  57. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003270}} Orchid Bank, Winslow Mill NE citation].
  58. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001872}} Park Wood NE citation].
  59. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001936}} Perton Roadside Section And Quarry NE citation].
  60. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001227}} Pikes Farm Meadows NE citation].
  61. Web site: [{{sssi link|1005456}} Quebb Meadow NE citation].
  62. Web site: [{{sssi link|1006344}} Queestmoor Meadow NE citation].
  63. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002034}} Ridgeway Wood NE citation].
  64. Web site: [{{sssi link|1006616}} River Lugg NE citation].
  65. Web site: [{{sssi link|1005835}} River Lugg Meanders NE citation].
  66. Web site: [{{sssi link|2000102}} River Teme NE citation].
  67. Web site: [{{sssi link|1006327}} River Wye NE citation].
  68. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002068}} Rockhall Quarry NE citation].
  69. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002869}} Scutterdine Quarry NE citation].
  70. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002888}} Sharpnage Wood NE citation].
  71. Web site: [{{sssi link|2000547}} The Bury Farm NE citation].
  72. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003610}} The Flits NE citation].
  73. Web site: [{{sssi link|1001017}} The Malvern Hills NE citation].
  74. Web site: [{{sssi link|2000205}} The Sturts NE citation].
  75. Web site: [{{sssi link|1004543}} Upper Hall Farm Quarry And Grassland NE citation].
  76. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003105}} Upper Welson Marsh NE citation].
  77. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003580}} Upper Wye Gorge NE citation].
  78. Web site: [{{sssi link|1003162}} Wayne Herbert Quarry NE citation].
  79. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002817}} Wellington Wood NE citation].
  80. Web site: [{{sssi link|1002403}} Wilton Bluff, Ross-On-Wye NE citation].
  81. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000795}} Woodshuts Wood NE citation].
  82. Web site: [{{sssi link|1000437}} Wormbridge Common NE citation].
  83. 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 . dmy-all .

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