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A view of the Avon Gorge, designated as an SSSI for both its biological and its geological interest.

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the former county of Avon, England, United Kingdom. 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] Although the county of Avon no longer exists, Natural England still uses its former borders to mark one of its Areas of Search. As of 2006, there are 86 sites designated in this Area of Search, of which 39 have been designated due to their biological interest, 39 due to their geological interest, and 8 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. Natural England, like its predecessor, uses the 1974-1996 county system[3] and as such the same approach is followed here, rather than splitting these sites between the Somerset and Gloucestershire lists. The data in the table is taken from English Nature in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.[4]

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

Sites

A - B

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Ashton Court Check markY   210.3 519.7 ST553723 1998 1
Aust Cliff   Check markY 5.3 13.1 ST565894 1954 2
Avon Gorge Check markY Check markY 155.4 384.0 ST560743 1952 3
Banwell Caves Check markY Check markY 1.7 4.2 ST383588 1963 4
Banwell Ochre Caves   Check markY 12.5 30.8 ST407593 1983 5
Barnhill Quarry   Check markY 3.1 7.7 ST725827 1966 6
Barns Batch Spinney   Check markY 0.1 0.2 ST557659 1987 7
Bickley Wood   Check markY 9.5 23.5 ST644703 1988 8
Biddle Street, Yatton Check markY   44.8 110.7 ST423648 1994 9
Bishop's Hill Wood Check markY   30.6 75.6 ST733873 1984 10
Blagdon Lake Check markY   212.7 525.6 ST515597 1971 11
Bleadon Hill   Check markY 13.5 33.4 ST705943 1999 12
Bodkin Hazel Wood Check markY   10.6 26.2 ST780850 1974 13
Bourne   Check markY 8.5 20.9 ST484600 1992 14
Bowlditch Quarry   Check markY 0.3 0.6 ST668558 1952 15
Brinkmarsh Quarry   Check markY 0.5 1.2 ST674913 1974 16
Brockley Hall Stables Check markY   0.1 0.2 ST471669 1987 17
Brown's Folly Check markY Check markY 39.9 98.5 ST793662 1974 18
Buckover Road Cutting   Check markY 1.7 4.1 ST665906 1967 19
Burledge Sidelands and Meadows Check markY   48.7 120.3 ST588587 2005 20
Burrington Combe Check markY Check markY 139.1 343.8 ST478583 1952 21

C - G

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Cattybrook Brickpit   Check markY 2.2 5.5 ST594835 1989 22
Chew Valley Lake Check markY   565.2 1,396.6 ST570600 1971 23
Cleaves Wood Check markY   40.4 99.8 ST758576 1988 24
Cleeve Wood, Hanham Check markY   8.9 21.9 ST655703 1966 25
Clevedon Shore   Check markY 0.4 0.9 ST402719 1991 26
Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines Check markY   6.2 15.4 ST761625 1991 27
Compton Martin Ochre Mine Check markY Check markY 0.9 2.1 ST545570 1988 28
Congrove Field and The Tumps Check markY   12.5 30.8 ST713698 1991 29
Court Hill   Check markY 10.5 25.8 ST436722 1997 30
Cullimore's Quarry   Check markY 0.9 2.2 ST721927 1974 31
Damery Road Section   Check markY 0.5 1.0 ST705943 1974 32
Dolebury Warren Check markY   90.6 223.3 ST455590 1952 33
Dundry Main Road South Quarry   Check markY 0.7 1.8 ST566654 1974 34
Ellenborough Park West Check markY   1.8 4.4 ST319608 1989 35
Folly Farm Check markY   3.1 7.7 ST607604 1987 36
Goblin Combe Check markY   51.9 128.2 ST473652 1999 37
Gordano Valley Check markY Check markY 161.7 399.5 ST435730 1971 38

H - M

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Ham Green   Check markY 1.1 2.7 ST539738 1990 39
Hampton Rocks Cutting   Check markY 1.3 3.2 ST779666 1990 40
Harptree Combe Check markY   13.1 32.3 ST561558 1954 41
Hartcliff Rocks Quarry   Check markY 1.6 3.9 ST534662 1991 42
Hawkesbury Meadow Check markY   3.3 8.2 ST754874 1987 43
Hawkesbury Quarry   Check markY 0.3 0.6 ST771873 1967 44
Hinton Charterhouse Field Check markY   0.3 0.8 ST764574 1991 45
Hinton Charterhouse Pit   Check markY 0.4 1.0 ST772573 1971 46
Hinton Hill, Wellow   Check markY 0.3 0.6 ST757582 1996 47
Holly Lane   Check markY 0.5 1.2 ST419727 1990 48
Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton Check markY   4.5 11.0 ST542767 1999 49
Huish Colliery Quarry   Check markY 0.8 2.1 ST695542 1985 50
Iford Manor Check markY   0.4 1.0 ST802589 1996 51
Kenn Church, Kenn Pier & Yew Tree Farm   Check markY 15.4 38.0 ST415689 1997 52
Kilmersdon Road Quarry   Check markY 0.4 1.1 ST689542 1954 53
King's Wood and Urchin Wood Check markY   128.1 316.5 ST454645 1990 54
Long Dole Wood and Meadows[F] Check markY   9.8 24.3 ST610562 1997 55
Lower Woods Check markY Check markY 280.1 692.2 ST743876 1966 56
Lulsgate Quarry   Check markY 1.1 2.8 ST516659 1997 57
Max Bog Check markY   10.6 26.2 ST406574 1988 58
Middle Hope Check markY Check markY 84.1 207.8 ST325662 1952 59
Midger Check markY 65.7 162.3 ST797895 1966 60
Monkswood Valley Check markY   30.7 75.9 ST754710 1990 61

N - S

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Newton St. Loe   Check markY 2.3 5.6 ST715657 1992 62
Nightingale Valley   Check markY 5.4 13.3 ST449751 1989 63
North Road Quarry, Bath   Check markY 0.3 0.7 ST767646 1990 64
Plaster's Green Meadows Check markY   4.3 10.6 ST532611 1989 65
Portishead Pier to Black Nore   Check markY 71.8 177.4 ST474778 1952 66
Purn Hill Check markY   6.1 15.1 ST412630 1990 67
Puxton Moor Check markY   31.1 76.8 ST412630 1994 68
Quarry Steps, Durdham Down [D]   Check markY <0.1 <0.1 ST573747 1990 69
Severn Estuary [E] Check markY Check markY 15,950.0 39,410.0 ST480830 1976 70
Shiplate Slait Check markY   33.9 83.8 ST365567 1987 71
Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall   Check markY 2.7 6.6 ST704916 1966 72
Spring Cove Cliffs   Check markY 2.0 4.9 ST310625 1952 73
St. Catherine's Valley Check markY   156.1 385.7 ST760725 1997 74
Steep Holm Check markY   25.5 63.0 ST228607 1952 75
Stidham Farm   Check markY 17.3 42.8 ST682684 1991 76

T - Z

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors Check markY   129.4 319.7 ST440700 1995 77
Tytherington Quarry   Check markY 0.9 2.2 ST662888 1989 78
Uphill Cliff Check markY   19.8 48.9 ST318583 1952 79
Upton Coombe Check markY   7.4 18.3 ST789877 1989 80
Walton Common Check markY   25.5 63.0 ST428738 1991 81
Weston Big Wood Check markY   37.5 92.6 ST455750 1971 82
Weston-in-Gordano   Check markY 12.6 31.0 ST452744 1993 83
Winterbourne Railway Cutting   Check markY 2.0 4.9 ST651799 1990 84
Writhlington   Check markY 0.5 1.2 ST703553 1992 85
Yanal Bog Check markY   1.6 4.0 ST424607 1988 86

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.[5]
C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by English Nature.
D Size smaller than can be shown with one decimal place. Actual size: 0.006 (ha.) 0.015 (ac.).[4]
E Incorporates two former SSSIs: Severn Estuary (notified 1976) and part of Brean Down and Uphill Cliff (notified 1952). It was unified as Severn Estuary in 1989. It also overlaps with several other SSSIs:
The Severn Estuary extends into two other counties and so can be found on lists of SSSIs in Gloucestershire and Somerset.[4]
F The Long Dole Wood and Meadows site extends into the county of Somerset and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in Somerset.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/notification.cfm. Retrieved on 2006-08-01. 
  2. ^ "SSSIs in Avon". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/searchresults.cfm?sssi_name=&frmcounty=1001. Retrieved on 2006-08-01. 
  3. ^ "County search of SSSIs". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/Special/sssi/search.cfm. Retrieved on 2006-08-05. 
  4. ^ a b c d English Nature citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2006-08-05. (PDF files).
  5. ^ "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/help.html#gridref. Retrieved on 2006-08-07. 
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