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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset

 
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A view of the Cheddar 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 Somerset, 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 2009, there are 127 sites designated in this Area of Search, of which 83 have been designated due to their biological interest, 35 due to their geological interest, and 9 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, therefore some sites you may expect to find in this list could be in the Avon list. 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
Aller and Beer Woods Check markY   56.9 140.6 ST404305 1952 1
Aller Hill Check markY   18.4 45.4 ST408291 1988 2
Asham Wood Check markY   141.6 347.5 ST705460 1963 3
Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill Check markY   67.1 160.1 ST433555 1990 4
Babcary Meadows Check markY   13.6 31.6 ST567293 1988 5
River Barle Check markY   104.2 257.5 SS723423 1997 6
Barle Valley Check markY   622.9 1539.2 SS850349 1954 7
Barrington Hill Meadows Check markY   16.1 39.5 ST300170 1987 8
Ben Knowle   Check markY 1.5 3.6 ST513450 1984 9
Berrow Dunes Check markY   200.0 494.3 ST293520 1952 10
Black Down and Sampford Commons Check markY   155.2 383.5 ST118161 1952 11
Blue Anchor to Lilstock Coast   Check markY 742.8 1835.5 ST033435 1971 12
Brean Down Check markY Check markY 65.1 169.7 ST290590 1952 13
Bridgwater Bay Check markY   3574.1 8831.6 ST290480 1989 14
Briggins Moor Check markY   15.3 37.8 SS893250 1994 15
Brimble Pit and Cross Swallet Basins   Check markY 154.3 381.3 ST512505 1987 16
Bruton Railway Cutting   Check markY 1.7 4.3 ST688348 1971 17

C - F

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors Check markY   1083.0 2676.0 ST390420 1967 18
Chancellor's Farm Check markY   34.2 84.6 ST525525 1984 19
Cheddar Complex Check markY Check markY 441.3 1090.5 ST465538 1952 20
Cheddar Reservoir Check markY   105.4 260.6 ST441537 1972 21
Cheddar Wood Check markY   86.9 214.7 ST445552 1967 22
Cleeve Hill Check markY   15.1 37.4 ST056428 1989 23
Cloford Quarry   Check markY 38.9 98.6 ST718444 1994 24
Cogley Wood Check markY   60.7 150.1 ST703345 1987 25
Cook's Wood Quarry   Check markY 1.8 4.4 ST669479 1988 26
Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill Check markY Check markY 332.2 820.9 ST385555 1952 27
Curry and Hay Moors Check markY   472.8 1168.1 ST323273 1992 28
Deadman Check markY   28.8 71.2 ST234156 1987 29
Doulting Railway Cutting   Check markY 2.8 6.9 ST645424 1971 30
Draycott Sleights Check markY   62.0 153.0 ST483518 1987 31
Dunster Park and Heathlands Check markY   466.6 1153.0 SS955441 2000 32
East Polden Grasslands Check markY   124.0 306.4 ST474325 1999 33
Ebbor Gorge Check markY   41.0 156.8 ST525485 1952 34
Edford Woods and Meadows Check markY   54.3 134.1 ST665485 1957 35
Emborough Quarries   Check markY 1.0 2.5 ST623505 1971 36
Exmoor Coastal Heaths Check markY   1758.3 4344.7 SS620480 1994 37
Fivehead Arable Fields Check markY   10.3 25.4 ST337224 1990 38
Fivehead Woods and Meadow Check markY   62.4 154.2 ST331231 1989 39
Freshmoor Check markY   11.2 27.7 ST280125 1989 40
Friar's Oven Check markY   4.0 9.9 ST592431 1989 41

G - K

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Ge-mare Farm Fields Check markY   4.1 10.3 ST155424 1988 42
Glenthorne   Check markY 13.3 32.8 SS794499 1989 43
Godminster Lane Quarry and Railway Cutting   Check markY 0.8 1.9 ST682345 1971 44
Great Breach and Copley Woods Check markY   64.8 160.0 ST500320 1972 45
Greylake   Check markY 9.3 22.9 ST384336 1987 46
Grove Farm Check markY   36.5 90.2 ST513096 1989 47
Ham Hill   Check markY 11.1 27.6 ST482162 1971 48
Hardington Moor Check markY   8.7 21.6 ST515130 1994 49
Hestercombe House [D] Check markY   <0.1 0.2 ST242287 2000 50
Hobbs Quarry   Check markY 0.5 0.1 ST622446 1984 51
Holme Moor & Clean Moor Check markY   10.8 26.7 ST095260 1987 52
Holwell Quarries   Check markY 1.3 3.2 ST726450 1952 53
Hurcott Farm   Check markY 26.3 65.0 ST511295 1993 54
Hurcott Lane Cutting   Check markY 0.5 1.2 ST398163 1997 55
King's Sedgemoor Check markY   822.0 2031.2 ST400330 1985 56
Kingdown and Middledown Check markY   5.7 14.1 ST480532 1991 57
Kingweston Meadows Check markY   11.5 28.4 ST540304 1990 58

L - N

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Lamb Leer   Check markY 14.6 36.0 ST544550 1983 59
Lang's Farm Check markY   7.5 18.5 ST170241 1990 60
Langford Heathfield Check markY   95.4 235.7 ST100235 1966 61
Langmead and Weston Level Check markY   168.8 417.1 ST353330 1991 62
Langport Railway Cutting   Check markY 0.5 1.3 ST427272 1992 63
Laycock Railway Cutting   Check markY 1.3 3.1 ST678213 1993 64
Leighton Road Cutting   Check markY 0.6 1.4 ST702437 1984 65
Long Dole Wood and Meadows[H] Check markY   9.8 24.3 ST610562 1997 55
Long Lye Check markY   11.7 29.0 ST265122 1988 66
Long Lye Meadow Check markY   3.3 8.2 ST267119 2002 67
Longleat Woods Check markY   249.9 617.4 ST795435 1972 68
Low Ham   Check markY 5.0 12.5 ST440290 1988 69
Maes Down   Check markY 0.2 0.4 ST647406 1985 70
Maesbury Railway Cutting   Check markY 2.0 5.0 ST606475 1995 71
Miller's Hill, Milborne Wick   Check markY 0.6 1.4 ST663205 1985 72
Millwater Check markY   1.4 3.5 ST439100 1989 73
Moon's Hill Quarry   Check markY 3.4 8.5 ST665460 1996 74
Moorlinch Check markY   226.0 558.4 ST390360 1985 75
Nettlecombe Park Check markY   90.4 223.4 ST055375 1990 76
North Brewham Meadows Check markY   8.9 21.9 ST743379 1987 77
North Curry Meadow Check markY   1.3 3.1 ST330253 1989 78
North Exmoor Check markY   12005.3 29665.0 SS800430 1954 79
North Moor Check markY   676.3 1671.1 ST325305 1986 80

O - R

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Old Ironstone Works, Mells Check markY   0.3 0.6 ST738488 1987 81
The Perch Check markY   72.1 178.2 ST480532 1990 82
Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh Check markY Check markY 186.3 460.4 SS880479 1990 83
Postlebury Wood Check markY   87.0 215.0 ST740430 1987 84
Priddy Caves   Check markY 67.1 167.0 ST540505 1965 85
Priddy Pools Check markY Check markY 52.7 130.2 ST545510 1972 86
Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood Check markY   103.6 256.0 ST225170 1952 87
Quantocks Check markY   2506.9 6194.5 ST140390 1970 88
Quants Check markY   50.6 126.0 ST185175 1988 89
Ringdown Check markY   4.0 9.9 ST178155 1990 90
Rodney Stoke Check markY Check markY 69.6 172.0 ST492507 1957 91
Roebuck Meadows Check markY   3.6 8.9 ST132354 1988 92
Ruttersleigh Check markY   97.0 239.7 ST250165 1991 93

S - T

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot   Check markY 0.7 1.8 ST531498 1987 94
Seavington St. Mary   Check markY 0.3 0.7 ST400144 1971 95
Severn Estuary [E] [F] Check markY   15950.0 39410.0 ST480830 1976 96
Shapwick Heath Check markY   394.0 973.6 ST430403 1967 97
Sharpham Moor Plot Check markY   0.5 1.3 ST465389 1967 98
Shepton Montague Railway Cutting   Check markY 1.6 4.0 ST686316 1992 99
Snowdon Hill Quarry   Check markY 0.6 1.6 ST312089 1963 100
South Exmoor Check markY   3132.7 7742.3 SS880340 1992 101
Southey and Gotleigh Moors Check markY   81.3 200.1 ST192110 1988 102
Southlake Moor Check markY   196.1 484.6 ST370300 1985 103
Sparkford Wood Check markY   8.4 20.7 ST613275 1954 104
St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Check markY Check markY 39.8 98.3 ST668475 1967 105
Stowell Meadow Check markY   2.8 6.9 ST333062 1987 106
Street Heath Check markY   12.5 31.0 ST464394 1966 107
Tealham and Tadham Moors Check markY   917.6 2267.3 ST420450 1985 108
Thrupe Lane Swallet   Check markY 0.5 1.2 ST603458 1992 109
Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands Check markY   26.7 65.8 ST270210 1963 110
Twinhills Woods and Meadows Check markY   21.2 52.4 ST558432 1990 111

V - Z

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Vallis Vale Check markY Check markY 23.9 59.1 ST755490 1952 112
Viaduct Quarry   Check markY 0.3 0.8 ST621443 1984 113
Walton and Ivythorn Hills Check markY   34.9 86.1 ST475346 1953 114
West Moor Check markY   213.0 526.3 ST420220 1985 115
West Sedgemoor Check markY   1016.0 2510.0 ST361258 1983 116
Westhay Heath Check markY   25.9 64.0 ST415422 1990 117
Westhay Moor Check markY   513.7 1269.3 ST455445 1971 118
Wet Moor Check markY   491.0 1214.0 ST448244 1985 119
Whitevine Meadows Check markY   13.0 32.0 ST505085 1979 120
Windsor Hill Marsh Check markY   0.8 2.0 ST619454 1972 121
Windsor Hill Quarry   Check markY 0.8 1.9 ST615451 1986 122
Wookey Hole Caves Check markY Check markY 39.4 97.4 ST535485 1952 123
Wookey Station [G]   Check markY <0.1 0.1 ST531464 1997 124
Woolhayes Farm Check markY   13.2 32.5 ST315109 1992 125
Wurt Pit and Devil's Punchbowl   Check markY 0.2 0.5 ST543537 1987 126

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: 0.08 ha. [4]
E The Severn Estuary SSSI overlaps with the following SSSIs:[4]
F 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.[4]
G Size smaller than can be shown with one decimal place. Actual size: 0.04 ha. (0.1 ac.).[4]
H The Long Dole Wood and Meadows site extends into Bath and North East Somerset and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in Avon.[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 Somerset". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/searchresults.cfm?sssi_name=&frmcounty=1035. Retrieved on 2006-08-05. 
  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 e f 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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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the United Kingdom, grouped by Area of Search
England
Northern Ireland

Antrim · Ards · Armagh City & District · Ballymena · Ballymoney · Banbridge · Belfast City · Carrickfergus · Castlereagh · Coleraine · Cookstown · Craigavon · Derry City · Down · Dungannon & South Tyrone · Fermanagh · Larne · Limavady · Lisburn City · Magherafelt · Moyle · Newry & Mourne · Newtownabbey · North Down · Omagh · Strabane
Scotland

Angus and Dundee · Annandale and Eskdale · Badenoch and Strathspey · Banff and Buchan · Berwickshire and Roxburgh · Caithness · Clydesdale and South East Glasgow · Cumnock and Kyle · Dumbarton and North Glasgow · Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy · East Perth · East Ross and Cromarty · Edinburgh and West Lothian · Falkirk and Clackmannan · Gordon and Aberdeen · Inverness · Islay and Jura · Kincardine and Deeside · Kintyre · Lorne · Mid and East Lothian · Mid Argyll and Cowal · Moray and Nairn · Mull, Coll and Tiree · Nithsdale · North East Fife · North Lochaber · North West Sutherland · North Wester Ross and Cromarty · Orkney · Renfrew and Cunninghame · Rum and the Small Isles · Shetland · Skye and Lochalsh · South East Sutherland · South Lochaber · South Perth · South Wester Ross and Cromarty · Stirling · Tweeddale and Ettrick and Lauderdale · West Perth · Western Isles North · Western Isles South · Wigtown and Stewartry
Wales

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