List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire facts for kids
This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Derbyshire, 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. Natural England uses the borders of Derbyshire to mark one of its Areas of Search. As of 2012[update], there are 99 sites designated in this Area of Search. There are 28 sites with a purely geological interest, and 54 listed for biological interest. A further 17 sites are designated for both reasons.
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 and as such the same approach is followed here. The data in the table is taken from Natural England in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI, and the County Background Datasheet for Derbyshire.
For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
Sites
Site name | Reason for designation | Area | Coordinates & Grid ref | Year in which notified | Other designations | Map & Citation | ||
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Biological interest | Geological interest | Hectares | Acres | |||||
Abney & Bretton Cloughs | 147.8 | 365.3 | 53°18′29″N 1°41′20″W / 53.308°N 1.689°W SK208790 |
1972 | NP | Map | ||
Ambergate and Ridgeway Quarries | 1.0 | 2.5 | 53°03′29″N 1°28′01″W / 53.058°N 1.467°W SK358513 |
1963 | GCR | Map | ||
Attenborough Gravel Pits | 226.6 | 559.9 | 52°53′56″N 1°13′41″W / 52.899°N 1.228°W SK520338 |
1982 | WT | Map | ||
Bage Mine | 0.1 | 0.3 | 53°05′28″N 1°34′01″W / 53.091°N 1.567°W SK291549 |
1985 | GCR | Map | ||
Baileycroft Quarry | 0.9 | 2.1 | 53°05′06″N 1°34′26″W / 53.085°N 1.574°W SK286543 |
1985 | GCR | Map | ||
Ballidon Dale | 50.8 | 125.6 | 53°06′04″N 1°41′49″W / 53.101°N 1.697°W SK204560 |
1996 | NP, SAC | Map | ||
Bee's Nest and Green Clay Pits | 15.0 | 37.0 | 53°05′13″N 1°38′35″W / 53.087°N 1.643°W SK240545 |
1990 | GCR, SAC | Map | ||
Benty Grange | 21.1 | 52.0 | 53°10′26″N 1°46′55″W / 53.174°N 1.782°W SK146641 |
2012 | Map | |||
Bonsall Leys | 15.4 | 38.2 | 53°06′47″N 1°36′22″W / 53.113°N 1.606°W SK265574 |
1993 | Map | |||
Boulton Moor | 3.9 | 9.7 | 52°52′52″N 1°26′13″W / 52.881°N 1.437°W SK380316 |
1992 | GCR | Map | ||
Bradbourne Mill Meadows | 6.9 | 17.0 | 53°04′05″N 1°42′14″W / 53.068°N 1.704°W SK199524 |
2011 | Map | |||
Bradwell Dale and Bagshaw Cavern | 95.2 | 235.2 | 53°19′16″N 1°44′53″W / 53.321°N 1.748°W SK169805 |
1964 | GCR | Map | ||
Bradwell Meadows | 0.9 | 2.3 | 53°19′19″N 1°44′10″W / 53.322°N 1.736°W SK177806 |
1990 | Map | |||
Breadsall Railway Cutting | 4.9 | 12.0 | 52°57′11″N 1°25′08″W / 52.953°N 1.419°W SK391397 |
1986 | GCR, LNR, WT | Map | ||
Calke Park | 71.1 | 175.8 | 52°48′04″N 1°27′58″W / 52.801°N 1.466°W SK361227 |
1992 | Map | |||
Calton Hill | 5.2 | 12.7 | 53°14′20″N 1°49′41″W / 53.239°N 1.828°W SK116713 |
1951 | GCR | Map | ||
Carver's Rocks | 16.7 | 41.2 | 52°48′00″N 1°30′43″W / 52.8°N 1.512°W SK330226 |
1963 | Map | |||
Castleton | 837.3 | 2,069.1 | 53°20′13″N 1°48′11″W / 53.337°N 1.803°W SK132823 |
1954 | GCR, NP, NT | Map | ||
Cawdor Quarry | 4.7 | 11.7 | 53°08′28″N 1°34′30″W / 53.141°N 1.575°W SK285605 |
1963 | GCR | Map | ||
Chatsworth Old Park | 72.5 | 179.2 | 53°13′01″N 1°36′22″W / 53.217°N 1.606°W SK264689 |
1998 | NP | Map | ||
Chrome and Parkhouse Hills | 30.7 | 75.9 | 53°12′07″N 1°53′42″W / 53.202°N 1.895°W SK071672 |
1951 | NP, RIGS | Map | ||
Clough Woods | 109.4 | 270.4 | 53°09′04″N 1°37′19″W / 53.151°N 1.622°W SK254616 |
1964 | SM, NP | Map | ||
Colehill Quarries | 11.3 | 27.9 | 53°05′31″N 1°34′26″W / 53.092°N 1.574°W SK286551 |
1985 | GCR | Map | ||
Combs Reservoir | 32.0 | 79.1 | 53°18′43″N 1°56′38″W / 53.312°N 1.944°W SK038794 |
1986 | Map | |||
Coombs Dale | 86.0 | 212.4 | 53°15′50″N 1°40′12″W / 53.264°N 1.67°W SK221742 |
1954 | NP, NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Crabtree Wood | 3.5 | 8.7 | 53°18′04″N 1°15′58″W / 53.301°N 1.266°W SK490785 |
1981 | Map | |||
Cressbrook Dale | 120.4 | 297.6 | 53°15′47″N 1°44′17″W / 53.263°N 1.738°W SK176740 |
1954 | GCR, NNR, NP, NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Creswell Crags | 19.5 | 48.1 | 53°15′43″N 1°12′04″W / 53.262°N 1.201°W SK534742 |
1981 | SM, GCR | Map | ||
Cromford Canal | 10.2 | 25.1 | 53°05′49″N 1°31′05″W / 53.097°N 1.518°W SK324556 |
1981 | LNR, WT | Map | ||
Dale Quarry | 2.0 | 4.9 | 53°04′59″N 1°34′48″W / 53.083°N 1.58°W SK282541 |
1998 | GCR | Map | ||
Dark Peak | 31,852.9 | 78,708.4 | 53°26′N 1°41′W / 53.44°N 1.69°W SK207937 |
1951 | SPA, GCR, NP, NT, NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Dimminsdale | 37.0 | 91.4 | 52°47′28″N 1°26′38″W / 52.791°N 1.444°W SK376216 |
1981 | WT | Map | ||
Dirtlow Rake and Pindale | 23.2 | 57.4 | 53°20′10″N 1°46′08″W / 53.336°N 1.769°W SK155821 |
1990 | GCR | Map | ||
Doe Lea Stream Section | 0.1 | 0.3 | 53°13′05″N 1°18′50″W / 53.218°N 1.314°W SK459692 |
1988 | GCR, LNR | Map | ||
Dove Valley and Biggin Dale | 691.5 | 1,708.8 | 53°03′47″N 1°47′02″W / 53.063°N 1.784°W SK146518 |
1954 | GCR, NNR, NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Dovedale Wood | 13.4 | 33.2 | 53°09′47″N 1°18′22″W / 53.163°N 1.306°W SK465631 |
1982 | NT | Map | ||
Duchy Quarry | 2.4 | 5.8 | 53°17′13″N 1°51′43″W / 53.287°N 1.862°W SK093767 |
1985 | GCR | Map | ||
Duckmanton Railway Cutting | 3.8 | 9.4 | 53°13′41″N 1°22′05″W / 53.228°N 1.368°W SK423703 |
1974 | GCR | Map | ||
Eastern Peak District Moors | 8,193.4 | 20,246.2 | 53°12′14″N 1°32′53″W / 53.204°N 1.548°W SK303675 |
1964 | SM, SPA, ESA, GCR, WT, NP, NT, SAC | Map | ||
Edale | 15.0 | 37.0 | 53°21′54″N 1°51′25″W / 53.365°N 1.857°W SK096854 |
1966 | GCR, National Trust | Map | ||
Fall Hill Quarry | 4.1 | 10.2 | 53°09′29″N 1°28′26″W / 53.158°N 1.474°W SK353624 |
1990 | GCR | Map | ||
Fox Hole Cave | 0.2 | 0.4 | 53°11′31″N 1°51′11″W / 53.192°N 1.853°W SK099661 |
1986 | GCR | Map | ||
Gang Mine | 8.3 | 20.5 | 53°05′53″N 1°34′26″W / 53.098°N 1.574°W SK286557 |
1988 | NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Ginny Spring, Whitwell Wood | 4.0 | 9.9 | 53°18′18″N 1°13′23″W / 53.305°N 1.223°W SK519789 |
1963 | Map | |||
Goyt Valley | 1,332.6 | 3,292.9 | 53°16′05″N 1°57′32″W / 53.268°N 1.959°W SK028746 |
1951 | SPA, SAC | Map | ||
Green Lane Pits | 6.6 | 16.2 | 53°09′36″N 1°45′18″W / 53.16°N 1.755°W SK165626 |
1986 | GCR | Map | ||
Hallam Barn Grasslands | 5.1 | 12.7 | 53°20′49″N 1°43′08″W / 53.347°N 1.719°W SK188834 |
2011 | Map | |||
Harewood Grange Stream Section | 5.9 | 14.5 | 53°12′43″N 1°32′13″W / 53.212°N 1.537°W SK310684 |
1963 | GCR, NP | Map | ||
Hilton Gravel Pits | 31.2 | 77.0 | 52°52′44″N 1°37′52″W / 52.879°N 1.631°W SK249314 |
1981 | GCR, WT | Map | ||
Hipley Hill | 22.1 | 54.6 | 53°05′24″N 1°40′59″W / 53.09°N 1.683°W SK213548 |
1963 | Map | |||
Hollinhill and Markland Grips | 19.9 | 49.1 | 53°16′08″N 1°14′17″W / 53.269°N 1.238°W SK509749 |
1963 | Map | |||
Hulland Moss | 2.8 | 6.8 | 53°00′43″N 1°37′44″W / 53.012°N 1.629°W SK250461 |
1981 | Map | |||
Hurdlow Meadows | 11.3 | 27.9 | 53°11′46″N 1°48′50″W / 53.196°N 1.814°W SK125666 |
2005 | Map | |||
Jumble Coppice | 0.7 | 1.8 | 53°14′42″N 1°36′00″W / 53.245°N 1.6°W SK268721 |
1985 | GCR | Map | ||
Kedleston Park | 93.5 | 231.1 | 52°58′01″N 1°32′17″W / 52.967°N 1.538°W SK311412 |
1996 | Map | |||
Kirkham's Silica Sandpit | 30.4 | 75.0 | 53°05′02″N 1°40′44″W / 53.084°N 1.679°W SK216541 |
1992 | GCR | Map | ||
Lathkill Dale | 273.7 | 676.3 | 53°11′06″N 1°44′28″W / 53.185°N 1.741°W SK174653 |
1954 | GCR, NNR, NP, NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Lee Farm Meadow, Tideswell | 1.5 | 3.7 | 53°18′11″N 1°48′29″W / 53.303°N 1.808°W SK129785 |
1986 | NP | Map | ||
Leek Moors | 3,970.8 | 9,812.2 | 53°10′52″N 1°59′10″W / 53.181°N 1.986°W SK010649 |
1954 | SPA, ESA, GCR, NP, SAC | Map | ||
Long Dale & Gratton Dale | 80.6 | 199.2 | 53°08′17″N 1°41′53″W / 53.138°N 1.698°W SK203601 |
1965 | NNR, NP, NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Long Dale, Hartington | 53.5 | 132.1 | 53°09′04″N 1°47′42″W / 53.151°N 1.795°W SK138616 |
1997 | SAC | Map | ||
Longstone Moor | 106.8 | 264.0 | 53°15′36″N 1°42′50″W / 53.26°N 1.714°W SK192737 |
1990 | SM, NP | Map | ||
Lower Hollins | 5.4 | 13.2 | 53°21′50″N 1°48′07″W / 53.364°N 1.802°W SK133852 |
2011 | Map | |||
Lower Peaslows Farm Meadow | 0.7 | 1.7 | 53°19′23″N 1°52′59″W / 53.323°N 1.883°W SK079807 |
2005 | Map | |||
Ludworth Intake | 5.3 | 13.0 | 53°24′58″N 2°00′36″W / 53.416°N 2.01°W SJ994910 |
1998 | GCR | Map | ||
Masson Hill | 76.1 | 188.0 | 53°07′26″N 1°34′01″W / 53.124°N 1.567°W SK291586 |
1989 | GCR | Map | ||
Matley Moor Meadows | 3.3 | 8.0 | 53°24′07″N 1°57′54″W / 53.402°N 1.965°W SK024895 |
2011 | Map | |||
Matlock Woods | 19.0 | 46.9 | 53°06′43″N 1°33′40″W / 53.112°N 1.561°W SK295573 |
1981 | SAC | Map | ||
Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms | 14.3 | 35.4 | 52°59′06″N 1°36′04″W / 52.985°N 1.601°W SK269432 |
1990 | Map | |||
Monk's Dale | 105.5 | 260.8 | 53°15′43″N 1°47′56″W / 53.262°N 1.799°W SK135739 |
1955 | NNR, NP, NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Morley Brick Pits | 1.8 | 4.4 | 52°58′16″N 1°25′26″W / 52.971°N 1.424°W SK388417 |
1963 | Map | |||
Moss Valley | 26.1 | 64.5 | 53°18′58″N 1°22′26″W / 53.316°N 1.374°W SK418801 |
1951 | Map | |||
Moss Valley Meadows | 17.9 | 44.2 | 53°20′02″N 1°25′23″W / 53.334°N 1.423°W SK385820 |
1990 | Map | |||
Moss Valley Woods | 17.9 | 44.2 | 53°19′01″N 1°26′42″W / 53.317°N 1.445°W SK371801 |
1993 | Map | |||
Mount Pleasant | 3.0 | 7.3 | 53°01′19″N 1°34′52″W / 53.022°N 1.581°W SK282473 |
2011 | Map | |||
Ogston Reservoir | 95.9 | 237.0 | 53°08′10″N 1°26′31″W / 53.136°N 1.442°W SK374600 |
1963 | Map | |||
Oxlow Rake | 6.0 | 14.9 | 53°19′08″N 1°48′32″W / 53.319°N 1.809°W SK128803 |
1992 | Map | |||
Parwich Moor | 15.8 | 38.9 | 53°07′01″N 1°44′28″W / 53.117°N 1.741°W SK174578 |
1965 | NP | Map | ||
Pleasley Vale Railway | 3.5 | 8.7 | 53°10′41″N 1°13′23″W / 53.178°N 1.223°W SK520648 |
1981 | LNR | Map | ||
Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood | 41.5 | 102.6 | 53°14′49″N 1°55′37″W / 53.247°N 1.927°W SK050722 |
1963 | GCR | Map | ||
Portway Mine | 4.2 | 10.5 | 53°19′37″N 1°48′32″W / 53.327°N 1.809°W SK128811 |
1990 | GCR | Map | ||
River Derwent at Hathersage | 7.9 | 19.4 | 53°19′48″N 1°40′23″W / 53.33°N 1.673°W SK219815 |
1992 | Map | |||
River Mease | 22.9 | 56.5 | 52°42′18″N 1°35′35″W / 52.705°N 1.593°W SK276120 |
2000 | SAC | Map | ||
Rose End Meadows | 48.4 | 119.7 | 53°06′25″N 1°35′28″W / 53.107°N 1.591°W SK275567 |
1996 | Map | |||
Rowlee Bridge | 1.0 | 2.4 | 53°23′56″N 1°46′55″W / 53.399°N 1.782°W SK146891 |
1986 | GCR | Map | ||
Shining Cliff Woods | 119.3 | 294.9 | 53°04′30″N 1°30′14″W / 53.075°N 1.504°W SK333532 |
1954 | Map | |||
South Lee Meadows | 2.2 | 5.3 | 53°20′10″N 1°44′46″W / 53.336°N 1.746°W SK170821 |
2011 | Map | |||
Stoney Middleton Dale | 71.3 | 176.2 | 53°16′52″N 1°40′59″W / 53.281°N 1.683°W SK212761 |
1972 | GCR | Map | ||
Teversal To Pleasley Railway | 5.0 | 12.4 | 53°09′54″N 1°16′19″W / 53.165°N 1.272°W SK488633 |
1982 | LNR, WT | Map | ||
The Wye Valley | 595.0 | 1,470.3 | 53°14′17″N 1°43′01″W / 53.238°N 1.717°W SK190713 |
1954 | GCR, WT, NP, NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Ticknall Quarries | 29.5 | 73.0 | 52°48′36″N 1°28′08″W / 52.81°N 1.469°W SK359237 |
1963 | GCR, NT | Map | ||
Tideslow Rake | 9.7 | 24.0 | 53°17′56″N 1°46′34″W / 53.299°N 1.776°W SK150780 |
1990 | SM, NP | Map | ||
Toddbrook Reservoir | 19.4 | 48.0 | 53°19′26″N 1°59′49″W / 53.324°N 1.997°W SK003808 |
1963 | Map | |||
Topley Pike and Deepdale | 65.2 | 161.0 | 53°14′28″N 1°51′22″W / 53.241°N 1.856°W SK097716 |
1965 | NP, NCR, SAC | Map | ||
Upper Lathkill | 26.8 | 66.3 | 53°12′18″N 1°47′20″W / 53.205°N 1.789°W SK142676 |
1989 | GCR, NP | Map | ||
Via Gellia Woodlands | 219.2 | 541.6 | 53°06′29″N 1°35′38″W / 53.108°N 1.594°W SK273568 |
1954 | GCR, SAC | Map | ||
Wall Lands | 8.9 | 22.1 | 53°04′26″N 1°39′40″W / 53.074°N 1.661°W SK228530 |
2011 | Map | |||
Waterswallows Quarry | 0.7 | 1.7 | 53°16′19″N 1°52′48″W / 53.272°N 1.88°W SK081750 |
1993 | GCR | Map | ||
Wyns Tor | 3.1 | 7.7 | 53°08′17″N 1°38′35″W / 53.138°N 1.643°W SK240602 |
1972 | GCR | Map | ||
Yarncliff Wood, Padley | 25.8 | 63.9 | 53°18′36″N 1°37′23″W / 53.31°N 1.623°W SK252793 |
1972 | NT | Map |
See also
- List of SSSIs by Area of Search
- List of Ancient Woods in England
- Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
- Peak District National Park