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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland

 
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Roseberry Topping, a site in Cleveland designated as a geological SSSI.

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Cleveland, 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] As of 2006, There are 18 sites designated within this Area of Search, of which 12 have been designated due to their biological interest, 4 due to their geological interest, and 2 (Durham Coast and Redcar Rocks) 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 County Durham and North Yorkshire lists. The data in the table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.[4]

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

Sites

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Boulby Quarries   Check markY 40.3 99.6 NZ745200 1989 1
Briarcroft Pasture Check markY   1.8 4.3 NZ394193 2004 2
Cowpen Marsh Check markY   116.8 288.6 NZ500529 1966 3
Durham Coast[D] Check markY Check markY 765.4 1,891.4 NZ381685 to NZ495362 1960 4
Hart Bog Check markY   1.8 4.4 NZ452354 1968 5
Hartlepool Submerged Forest   Check markY 19.7 48.6 NZ520315 1988 6
Langbaurgh Ridge   Check markY 7.0 17.5 NZ560121 1986 7
Lovell Hill Pools Check markY   9.2 22.7 NZ596189 1999 8
North York Moors[E] Check markY   44,087.7 108,940.7 NZ680000 1998 9
Pinkney and Gerrick Woods Check markY   62.7 154.9 NZ708138 1954 10
Redcar Rocks Check markY Check markY 31.1 76.8 NZ612203 1984 11
Roseberry Topping   Check markY 10.9 26.8 NZ579126 1954 12
Saltburn Gill Check markY   18.9 46.7 NZ676205 1986 13
Seal Sands Check markY   294.4 727.4 NZ529260 1966 14
Seaton Dunes and Common Check markY   312.1 771.2 NZ535285 1966 15
South Gare and Coatham Sands Check markY   381.2 941.9 NZ582263 1971 16
Tees and Hartlepool Foreshore and Wetlands Check markY   255.6 631.7 NZ516348 & NZ505224 1997 17
Whitton Bridge Pasture Check markY   3.2 7.9 NZ385222 2004 18

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 The Durham Coast site extends into two other counties and so can be found on lists of SSSIs in County Durham and Tyne and Weir.[4]
E The North York Moors site extends into the county of North Yorkshire and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in North Yorkshire.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/notification.cfm. Retrieved 2006-08-01. 
  2. ^ "SSSIs in Cleveland". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/searchresults.cfm?sssi_name=&frmcounty=1007. Retrieved 2006-08-06. 
  3. ^ "County search of SSSIs". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/Special/sssi/search.cfm. Retrieved 2006-08-05. 
  4. ^ a b c English Nature citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2006-08-06. (PDF files).
  5. ^ "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/help.html#gridref. Retrieved 2006-08-07. 
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the United Kingdom, grouped by Area of Search
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Scotland

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