List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Devon, England, United Kingdom. Natural England formerly English Nature is responsible for designating SSSIs in England, and choses sites because of their fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features.^[1] As of 2009^[update], there are 211 sites designated in this Area of Search.^[2]

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search. ^[3]

A - Bl

Site name	Reason for Designation		Area (hectares)	Grid reference	Year in which notified
	Biological Interest	Geological Interest
Aller Sand Pit		Y	0.22	SX879695	1969
Andrew's Wood	Y		23.5	SX708515	1952
Arlington	Y		45.3	SS608405	1988
Ashburton Road Cuttings		Y	5.80	SX749689	1997
Ashculm Turbary	Y		6.6	ST146157	1976
River Axe	Y	Y	13 km	SY295987
Axmouth To Lyme Regis Undercliffs	Y	Y	334.6	SY300900	1952
Babbacombe Cliffs	Y		13.5	SX926660	1976
Barle Valley	Y		104.2	SS723423	1997
Barricane Beach		Y	8.2	SS453443	1989
Beaford Moor	Y		31.6	SS580147	1987
Beer Quarry Caves	Y	Y	27.8	SY215896	1952
Berry Head To Sharkham Point	Y	Y	67.9	SX947565	1952
Bickleigh Wood Quarry		Y	0.6	SS943179	1974
Billacombe	Y		1.9	SX518540	1989
Black Down and Sampford Commons	Y		155.2	ST118161	1952
Blackslade Mire	Y		67.6	SX737756	1952
Blackstone Point	Y		7.38	SX535462

Bo - Bu

Site name	Reason for Designation		Area (hectares)	Grid reference	Year in which notified
	Biological Interest	Geological Interest
Bolshayne Fen	Y		1.6	SY222938	1992
Bolt Head To Bolt Tail	Y		228.7	SX670396	1976
Bonhay Road Cutting			0.3	SX914926	1974
Bovey Heathfield	Y		25.3	SX818768	1989
Bovey Valley Woodlands	Y		261.5	SY295987	1963
Bradiford Valley	Y		23.2	SS557350	1974
Bradworthy Common	Y			SS325149	1992
Brampford Speke		Y		SX930986	1993
Braunton Burrows	Y	Y	1356.7	SS430350	1952
Braunton Swanpool				[1]
Brendon And Vealand Fen				[2]
Brendon Farm (North)				[3]
Brent Tor				SX470804
Brocks Farm				[4]
Broom Gravel Pits				[5]
Buckfastleigh Caves				[6]
Buckland-in-the-moor				SX725735
Budleigh Salterton Cliffs				SY053813
Bulkamore Iron Mine				[7]
Buller's Hill Quarry				[8]
Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice				[9]
Burrator Quarries				[10]
Bursdon Moor				[11]

C - D

E - G

Site name	Reason for Designation		Area (hectares)	Grid reference	Year in which notified
	Biological Interest	Geological Interest
East Dartmoor				[35]
East Devon Pebblebed Heaths				[36]
East Ogwell Quarry				[37]
Erme Estuary				[38]
Exe Estuary				[39]
Exmoor Coastal Heaths	Y		1758.3	SS620480	1994
Faraday Road				[40]
Five Oaks, Bampton				[41]
Fremington Claypit				[42]
Fremington Quay Cliffs				[43]
Froward Point				[44]
Furley Chalk Pit				[45]
Gilmoor And Moorlands				[46]
Glenthorne		Y	13.3	SS794499	1989
Great Haldon Heaths				[47]
Greenaways And Freshmarsh, Braunton				[48]
Grenofen Wood And West Down				[49]

H - K

Site name	Reason for Designation		Area (hectares)	Grid reference	Year in which notified
	Biological Interest	Geological Interest
Haldon Forest	Y		1013.2	SX886838	1992
Hallsands-Beesands				[50]
Halsdon				[51]
Halstock Wood				[52]
Hannaborough Quarry				[53]
Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors				[54]
Haytor And Smallacombe Iron Mines				[55]
Haytor Rocks And Quarries				[56]
Hele, Samson's And Combe Martin Bays				[57]
Hembury Woods				[58]
Hense Moor				[59]
Hense Moor Meadows				[60]
High Down Quarry				[61]
Hobby To Peppercombe				[62]
Hollow Moor & Odham Moor				[63]
Holne Woodlands				[64]
Hope's Nose To Wall's Hill				[65]
Hunshaw Wood				[66]
Kents Cavern		Y	1.7	SX934641	1952
Kersdown Quarry				[67]
Killerton				[68]
Kingford Fen				[69]
Kismeldon Meadows				[70]

L - M

Site name	Reason for Designation		Area (hectares)	Grid reference	Year in which notified
	Biological Interest	Geological Interest
Ladram Bay To Sidmouth				[71]
Lady's Wood And Viaduct Meadow				[72]
Lambert's Castle				[73]
Laughter Quarry				[74]
Leusdon Common				[75]
Little Haldon Heaths				[76]
Lockridge Mine				[77]
Lord's Wood				[78]
Lower Dunscombe Farm Quarry				[79]
Lower Whipcott				[80]
Lummaton Quarry				[81]
Lundy	Y		345	SS135460	1987
Lydford Gorge				[82]
Lydford Railway Ponds				[83]
River Lyn				[84]
Maiden Down				[85]
Mambury And Stowford Moors				[86]
Marsland To Clovelly Coast				[87]
Meadfoot Sea Road				[88]
Meldon Aplite Quarry				[89]
Meldon Quarry				[90]
Mermaid's Pool To Rowden Gut				[91]
Merrivale		Y	500	SX540760	1997
Mill Rock				[92]
Morte Point				[93]
Mount Wise				[94]

N - Q

Site name	Reason for Designation		Area (hectares)	Grid reference	Year in which notified
	Biological Interest	Geological Interest
Napp's Cave				[95]
New Cut, Torquay				[96]
North Dartmoor				[97]
North Exmoor	Y		12005.3	SS800430	1954
Northam Burrows				[98]
Nymet Barton Marsh				[99]
Occombe				[100]
Okehampton Park Flush				[101]
Otter Estuary				[102]
Park Farm Meadows				[103]
Park Gate Quarry				[104]
Piles Copse				[105]
Pitt's Cleave				[106]
Plaistow Quarry				[107]
Plymbridge Lane & Estover Road				[108]
Plymouth Sound, Shores and Cliffs		Y	44.3	SX475515	1997
Popehouse Moor				[109]
Posbury Clump				[110]
Potter's Wood				[111]
Prawle Point and Start Point				[112]
Pridhamsleigh Caves				[113]
Quarry Fields Farm				[114]

R

S

Site name	Reason for Designation		Area (hectares)	Grid reference	Year in which notified
	Biological Interest	Geological Interest
Salcombe To Kingsbridge Estuary				[123]
Saltern Cove				[124]
Sampford Spiney				[125]
Saunton To Baggy Point Coast				[126]
Scabbacombe				[127]
Shapwick Grange Quarry				[128]
Shaugh Prior Woods				[129]
Sidmouth To Beer Coast				[130]
Slapton Ley				[131]
Small Brook				[132]
South Brentor Quarry				[133]
South Dartmoor				[134]
South Exmoor	Y		3132.7	SS880340	1992
South Milton Ley				[135]
Southacre Clay Pit				[136]
Southmoor Farm				[137]
Spara Bridge				[138]
Spring Head, Axmouth				[139]
Staddon Moor				[140]
Stoke Woods				[141]
Stokenham				[142]
Stout's Cottage				[143]
Stover Park				[144]

T - Y

Site name	Reason for Designation		Area (hectares)	Grid reference	Year in which notified
	Biological Interest	Geological Interest
Tamar - Tavy Estuary				[145]
Taw-Torridge Estuary				[146]
Teign Valley Woods				[147]
Thorne And Doves Moors				[148]
Tidcombe Lane Fen				[149]
Tor Royal Bog				[150]
Torbryan Caves				[151]
Tower Wood Quarry				[152]
Two Bridges Quarry				[153]
Ugbrooke Park				[154]
Wallsend Industrial Estate				[155]
Watersmeet				[156]
Webberton Cross Quarries				[157]
Wembury Point				[158]
West Exmoor Coast And Woods				[159]
Western King				[160]
Westward Ho! Cliffs				[161]
Wheal Emily				[162]
Whiddon Deer Park				[163]
Whiddon Moor, Luckcoft And Odham Marshes				[164]
Whitchurch Down				[165]
Whiteleigh Meadows				[166]
Wilmington Quarry				[167]
Wistman's Wood	Y		263.9	SX613770	1964
Wolborough Fen	Y		2.19	SX864701	1990
Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down				[168]
Yealm Estuary				[169]

References

1. ^ "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/notification.cfm. Retrieved 2006-08-01. 
2. ^ "SSSIs in Devon". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/searchresults.cfm?sssi_name=&frmcounty=1011. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 
3. ^

   "Barle Valley". http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000449.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-06.  "Black Down and Sampford Commons". http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003750.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-06.  "Exmoor Coastal Heaths". http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004152.pdf. Retrieved 2006-07-17.  "North Exmoor". http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1006541.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-07.  "South Exmoor". http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002269.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-09.