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Hudders Staly Pylon
Huddersfield Narrow Canal close to Stalybridge.

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features. As of 2006, there are 21 sites designated within this Area of Search, of which 14 have been designated due to their biological interest, 5 due to their geological interest, and 2 for both biological and geological interest.

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, rather than splitting these sites between the Lancashire and Cheshire lists. The data in the table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

Sites

Site name Reason for Designation Area Grid reference Year in which notified Map
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres
Abram Flashes YesY   39.6 98.0 SD610003 1990 Map
Ashclough   YesY 5.8 14.3 SD763063 & SD757063 1988 Map
Astley & Bedford Mosses YesY   92.2 227.8 SJ692975 1989 Map
Brookheys Covert YesY   2.4 5.8 SJ742904 1977 Map
Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss YesY   68.3 168.8 SD585025 & SD595025 1989 Map
Compstall Nature Reserve YesY   12.8 31.6 SJ976917 1977 Map
Cotteril Clough YesY   10.3 25.5 SJ805839 1951 Map
Dark Peak YesY YesY 31,852.9 78,708.4 SK110960 1951 Map
Dunham Park YesY   78.0 192.7 SJ740870 1965 Map
Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood YesY   8.6 21.2 SD702141 1979 Map
Highfield Moss YesY   21.3 52.6 SJ614956 1986 Map
Hollinwood Branch Canal YesY   3.3 8.2 SJ910993–SJ920004 1986 Map
Huddersfield Narrow Canal YesY   18.4 45.5 SJ936986–SD981033 1988 Map
Ladcastle and Den Quarries   YesY 2.5 6.2 SD995060 1984 Map
Lowside Brickworks   YesY 1.4 3.5 SD941041 1989 Map
Ludworth Intake   YesY 5.1 12.7 SJ994911 1998 Map
Nob End YesY   8.8 21.7 SD749063 1988 Map
Red Moss YesY   47.2 116.6 SD635104 1995 Map
Rochdale Canal YesY   25.6 63.1 SD937161–SD891009 2000 Map
South Pennine Moors YesY YesY 20,938.1 51,739.0 SD920300 1994 Map
Tonge River Section   YesY 0.7 1.8 SD726095 1987 Map
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