List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland

Roseberry Topping, a site in Cleveland designated as a geological SSSI

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Cleveland, 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 2006, there are 18 sites designated within this Area of Search, of which 12 have been designated due to their biological interest, 4 due to their geological interest, and 2 (Durham Coast and Redcar Rocks) 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, rather than splitting these sites between the County Durham and North Yorkshire lists. The data in the table is taken from Natural England's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.^[4]

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

Sites

Site name	Reason for designation		Area^[A]		Grid reference^[B]	Year in which notified	Map^[C]
	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres
Boulby Quarries			40.3	99.6	NZ745200	1989	Map
Briarcroft Pasture			1.8	4.3	NZ394193	2004	Map
Cowpen Marsh			116.8	288.6	NZ500529	1966	Map
Durham Coast^[D]			765.4	1,891.4	NZ381685 – NZ495362	1960	Map
Hart Bog			1.8	4.4	NZ452354	1968	Map
Hartlepool Submerged Forest			19.7	48.6	NZ520315	1988	Map
Langbaurgh Ridge			7.0	17.5	NZ560121	1986	Map
Lovell Hill Pools			9.2	22.7	NZ596189	1999	Map
North York Moors^[E]			44,087.7	108,940.7	NZ680000	1998	Map
Pinkney and Gerrick Woods			62.7	154.9	NZ708138	1954	Map
Redcar Rocks			31.1	76.8	NZ612203	1984	Map
Roseberry Topping			10.9	26.8	NZ579126	1954	Map
Saltburn Gill			18.9	46.7	NZ676205	1986	Map
Seal Sands			294.4	727.4	NZ529260	1966	Map
Seaton Dunes and Common			312.1	771.2	NZ535285	1966	Map
South Gare and Coatham Sands			381.2	941.9	NZ582263	1971	Map
Tees and Hartlepool Foreshore and Wetlands			255.6	631.7	NZ516348 & NZ505224	1997	Map
Whitton Bridge Pasture			3.2	7.9	NZ385222	2004	Map

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 Natural England.

^D The Durham Coast site extends into two other counties and so can be found on lists of SSSIs in County Durham and Tyne and Weir.^[4]

^E The North York Moors site extends into the county of North Yorkshire and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in North Yorkshire.^[4]

References

1. "Notification of SSSIs". Natural England. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
2. "SSSIs in Cleveland". Natural England. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
3. "County search of SSSIs". Natural England. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
4. Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI (PDF files). Retrieved on 17 June 2011.

   "Boulby Quarries" (PDF). "Briarcroft Pasture" (PDF). "Cowpen Marsh" (PDF). "Durham Coast" (PDF). "Hart Bog" (PDF). "Hartlepool Submerged Forest" (PDF).

   "Langbaurgh Ridge" (PDF). "Lovell Hill Pools" (PDF). "North York Moors" (PDF). "Pinkney And Gerrick Woods" (PDF). "Redcar Rocks" (PDF). "Roseberry Topping" (PDF).

   "Saltburn Gill" (PDF). "Seal Sands" (PDF). "Seaton Dunes And Common" (PDF). "South Gare & Coatham Sands" (PDF). "Tees And Hartlepool Foreshore And Wetlands" (PDF). "Whitton Bridge Pasture" (PDF).

5. "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2006-08-07.