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Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the United Kingdom are areas of conservation, consisting of protected areas, recognised for their biological or geological significance. In Northern Ireland an SSSI is called an area of special scientific interest (ASSI). An Area of Search (AOS) is a geographical area used in the selection of ...
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough; List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Mid and East Lothian; List of SSSIs in Mid & South Glamorgan; List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Mid Argyll and Cowal; List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Monmouthshire
Lists of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by Area of Search (125 P) Pages in category "Lists of Sites of Special Scientific Interest" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Arlington Reservoir, a 99.4-hectare (246-acre) biological SSSI in Arlington, East Sussex Long Mynd, view up Ashes Hollow towards Pole Bank. A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.
This site is of particular interest because of its extensive areas of wet heath, which rarely survives in the Thames Basin. There are also areas of dry heath and oak and birch woodland. There is a rich invertebrate assemblage, including the Red Data Book moths Stenoptila graphodactyla and Idaea dilutaria , and the hoverfly Microdon mutabilis .
This is a list of the largest Sites of Special Scientific Interest in England in decreasing order of size. A lower threshold of 100 hectares or one square kilometre has been used. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
The site is notable for its bee species, including one which has only been recorded at three other sites in the country, Andrena bucephala. The cutting exposes rocks dating to the Middle Jurassic , around 167 million years ago, which are the type section of the Hook Norton Member of the Chipping Norton Formation .
Mosslands, such as Risley Moss, are one of the major habitat types in Cheshire There are 63 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Cheshire, England, covering a total area of 19,844 hectares (49,035 acres). Of these, 51 have been designated for their biological interest, 7 for their geological or geomorphological features, and 5 for both. SSSIs are governed by the Wildlife and ...