List of Nature Conservation Review sites explained

The following is a list of British conservation sites listed in Derek Ratcliffe's 1979 book A Nature Conservation Review, the two-volume work which set out to identify the most important places for nature conservation in Great Britain.

The following headings, subheadings, site codes and site names are the same as those used in the original work.

Coastlands

Southeast England

Site codeSite nameCountySubsites
C.1Cuckmere Haven - Beachy HeadSussex
C.2Folkestone WarrenKent
C.3DungenessKent
C.4Sandwich / Pegwell BayKent
C.5Chichester / Langstone HarboursSussex, Hampshire(a) Chichester Harbour
(b) Langstone Harbour
C.6The Swales (Isle of Sheppey)Kent
C.7Burntwick Island / Chetney Marshes (Medway Marshes)Kent
C.8High Halstow / Cliffe MarshesKent
C.9Allhallows Marshes / Yantlet CreekKent

South England

Site codeSite nameCountySubsites
C.10Needles - St Catherine's PointIsle of Wight, Hampshire
C.11North Solent MarshesHampshire
C.12Newtown HarbourIsle of Wight, Hampshire

East Anglia

Site codeSite nameCountySubsites
C.13Foulness and Maplin SandsEssex
C.14Blackwater Flats and MarshesEssex(a) Dengie Peninsula
(b) Blackwater Estuary
(c) Colne Estuary
C.15Hamford WaterEssex
C.16Stour EstuaryEssex
C.17Orfordness / Havergate IslandSuffolk
C.18Winterton DunesNorfolk
C.19North Norfolk CoastNorfolk(a) Holme - Brancaster
(b) Scolt Head Island
(c) Overy - Holkham
(d) Wells - Morston
(e) Blakeney Point
(f) Cley - Salthouse
C.20The Wash Flats and MarshesNorfolk - Lincolnshire(a) Gibraltar Point - Wrangle
(b) Wrangle - Welland
(c) Welland - Nene
(d) Nene - Ouse
(e) Ouse - Hunstanton
C.21Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe DunesLincolnshire
C.22Leigh MarshEssex

South-west England

South Wales

(a) Worms Head - Porteynon Point

(b) Oxwich Point - Crawley Cliff

(c) Pwll-du Head - Bishopston Valley

(a) Skokholm

(b) Skomer

(c) Grassholm

(d) Ramsey: Ynys Dewi

North Wales

(a) Morfa Harlech and Traeth Bach

(b) Morfa Dyffryn

Midlands

North England

(a) Sarkfoot - Bowness shore, Sarkfoot - Dornock shore

(b) Grune Point - Bowness shore, Powfoot - Dornock shore

(c) Lochar - Nith shore

(a) Upper Humber Flats (Hull - Trent mouth)

(b) Lower Humber Flats (Hull - Spurn)

South Scotland

East Scotland

West Scotland

(a) Grogarry

(b) Askernish Coast

Woodlands

Southeast England

South England

East Anglia

(a) Hintlesham and Ramsey Woods

(b) Wolves Wood

(a) Bedford Purlieus

(b) Wittering Coppice

(c) Easton Hornstocks

(d) Collyweston Great Wood

(a) Hatton Wood

(b) Newball and Hardy Gang Woods

(c) Stainfield and Scotgrove Woods

(d) Potterhanworth Wood

(a) Great West - Cocklode - Spring Woods

(b) Stainton - Fulnetby Woods

(c) Wickenby Wood

(a) Dole Wood

(b) Dunsby Wood

(c) Kirton Wood

(d) Sapperton - Pickworth Woods

South-west England

(a) Rodney Stoke

(b) Asham Wood

(c) Ebbor Gorge

(a) Nagshead Inclosure

(b) Dingle Wood

(c) Speech House

South Wales

North Wales

(a) Coed Dolgarrog

(b) Coed Gorswen

(c) Ceunant Dulyn

(a) Coed Camlyn — Ceunant Llennyrch

(b) Coedydd Maentwrog - Coed Cymerau

(c) Coed y Rhygen

(d) Ceunant Cynfal

(e) Ceunant Llechrwd, Gellilydan

Midlands

(a) Lathkill Dale

(b) Cressbrook Dale

(c) Dove Dale Ashwood

North England

(a) Castle Head Wood

(b) The Ings

(c) Great Wood

(d) Lodore - Troutdale Woods

(e) Johnny's Wood

(f) Seatoller Wood

(a) Colt Park

(b) Ling Gill

South Scotland

(a) Inchcailloch

(b) Torrinch

(c) Clairinsh

(d) Creinch

(e) Aber Isle

(f) Inchlonaig

(g) Mainland Woods

(a) Castramont Wood

(b) Killiegowan Wood

(c) Jennoch Wood

(d) Craigy Braes Wood

East Scotland

(a) Craigellachie

(b) Kinrara Woods (Torr Alvie)

(a) Ballochbuie Forest

(b) Glen Tanar

(c) Glens Quoich, Lui and Derry

(d) Rothiemurchus - Invereshie

(e) Abernethy Forest

West Scotland

(a) Ariundle

(b) Salen - Strontian

(c) Laudale - Glen Cripesdale

(d) Ben Hiant

(a) Beinn Eighe (Coille na Glas-Leitire)

(b) Loch Maree Islands

(c) Letterewe Oakwoods

(a) Mheallaidh

(b) Coille Creag Loch

Lowland grasslands, heaths and scrub

Southeast England

Lewes Downs

Mount Caburn

Box Hill

Headley Heath

South England

South-west Wiltshire Downs (L.27 to L.35)

East Anglia

(a) Stanford Practical Training Area

(b) East Wretham Heath

(c) Bridgham - Brettenham Heaths

(a) Cavenham - Tuddenham Heaths

(b) Icklingham Plains and Triangle

(c) Deadman's Grave

(a) Lakenheath Warren and Eriswell High and low Warrens

(b) Wangford Warren - Airfield Lights

(c) Wangford Carr

(d) Berner's, Horn and Weather Heaths

(e) Maidscross Hill

(f) Lord's Well Field

(a) Thetford Heath

(b) Sketchvar Heath

(c) RAF Barnham

(d) Barnhamcross Common

(e) Little Heath

(a) Sibson - Sutton

(b) Chesterton - Castor

South-west England

South Dorset Heathlands (L.88 to L.90)

Castle Down, Tresco

Chapel Down, St Martin's

Shipman Head and Shipman Down, Bryher

The West Lizard

Goonhilly Downs and Brays Cot

Traboe Downs

Crowsa Downs

Main Dale

Coverack Cliffs, including the Grove

Mullion Cliffs

Hayle Kimbro Pool

Ruan Pool

South and East Lizard

Kennack to Black Head Cliffs

South Wales

North Wales

Midlands

(a) Dove Valley and Biggin Dale

(b) Lathkill Dale

(c) Cressbrook Dale

(d) Monk's Dale

(e) Long Dale and Gratton Dale

(a) Coombs Dale

(b) Miller's Dale

(c) Topley Pike and Deep Dale

North England

South Scotland

East Scotland

West Scotland

Open waters

Southeast England

South England