There are 36 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Tyne and Wear, England. As of 2008[update], of the 36 designated sites, ? have been designated due to their biological interest, ? due to their geological interest, and ? for both.[1] In England, the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses sites because of their flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features.[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 with each area being called an Area of Search.[3]
Tyne and Wear is made up of five administrative local authorities consisting maninly of the two largest cities in the region: Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sunderland, thus making it the sixth largest conurbation in the United Kingdom. Tyne and Wear shares its borders with Northumberland and County Durham, to the north and south respectively.[4]
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List of sites
- Big Waters
- Boldon Pastures
- Brenkley Meadows
- Claxheugh Rock And Ford Limestone Quarry
- Cleadon Hill
- Dawson's Plantation Quarry
- Durham Coast
- Fulwell And Carley Hill Quarries
- Gibside
- Gilleylaw Quarry
- Gosforth Park
- Hallow Hill
- Harton Down Hill
- Hastings Hill
- Herrington Hill
- Hetton Bogs
- High Haining Hill
- High Moorsley
- Humbledon Hill Quarry
- Hylton Castle Cutting
- Joe's Pond
- Lower Derwent Meadows
- Moorsley Banks
- Northumberland Shore
- Pockerley Farm Pond
- Prestwick Carr
- Ridley Gill
- Ryton Willows
- Shibdon Pond
- South Hylton Pasture
- Strother Hills
- Thornley Wood
- Tunstall Hills And Ryhope Cutting
- Tynemouth To Seaton Sluice
- Wear River Bank
- West Farm Meadow, Boldon
See also
*List of SSSIs by Area of Search
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 Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.[5]
- D Site notification consists of designating a site as an SSSI and consulting with the owner(s). This list uses the date notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
- E Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.
References
- ^ "SSSIs in Tyne and Wear". Natural England. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/searchresults.cfm?sssi_name=&frmcounty=1041. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/notification.cfm. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ "Glossary of SSSI terms". Natural England. 2007. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/glossary.cfm. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ "Tyne and Wear Profile: 2004". Tyne & Wear Research. 2004. http://www.tyne-wear-research.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/twri_special_reports_profile_2004. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ a b "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/help.html#gridref. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
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