List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire

Pen-y-ghent in North Yorkshire

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in North Yorkshire, 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 241 sites designated within this Area of Search.^[2] 162 sites have been designated due to their biological interest, 56 due to their geological interest, and 23 for both.

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, for example, merging all Yorkshire sites into a single list. Some sites you may expect to find here could therefore be in either the Cleveland or the Humberside lists.

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search. The data in the table is taken from Natural England's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.

Sites

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Site name	Reason for designation		Area^[A]		Grid reference^[B]	Year in which notified	Map^[C]	Citation^[D]
	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres
Acaster South Ings			38.3	94.6	SE594437	1988	Map
Angram Bottoms			9.8	24.2	NY891999	1989	Map
Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors			7,634.7	18,865.4	NY935070 & SD970990	1998	Map
Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw			8.4	20.8	NY984041	1986	Map
Arnecliff and Park Hole Woods			52.5	129.7	NZ787048	2000	Map
Ashberry and Reins Wood			97.7	241.5	SE565850	1960	Map
Ashes Pasture and Meadows			14.3	34.3	SD776785	1983	Map
Askham Bog			44.7	110.7	SE570480	1961	Map
Askrigg Bottoms			2.8	6.9	SD948903	1984	Map
Attermire			57.5	142.1	SD842637	1955	Map
Aubert Ings			10.6	26.3	SE453538	1984	Map
Austwick and Lawkland Mosses			83.6	206.6	SD762665	1958	Map
Aysgarth			18.3	45.1	SE008886 – SE021888	1992	Map
Bastow Wood			52.0	128.6	SD990657	1975	Map
Beck Dale Meadow			2.2	5.4	SE767659	2002	Map
Beck Hole			70.5	174.2	NZ825020	1960	Map
Bellerby Fields			2.8	6.9	SE114932	1994	Map
Betton Farm Quarries			2.3	5.6	TA002856	1954	Map
Biller Howe Dale			85.0	210.1	NZ918013	1983	Map
Birkham Wood			28.2	69.6	SE359551	1988	Map
Birks Fell Caves			85.5	211.2	SD935765	1989	Map
Birkwith Caves and Fell			178.4	440.8	SD806766	1988	Map
Bishop Monkton Ings			38.8	95.9	SE344659	1986	Map
Black Keld Catchment			1401.3	3461.2	SE010700	1999	Map
Black Scar Quarry			1.1	2.8	NZ231052	1992	Map
Blaiskey Bank Springs			1.4	3.5	SE625887	1989	Map
Bolton Percy Ings			7.1	17.5	SE534401	1991	Map
Boreham Cave			159.4	393.9	SD926732	1986	Map
Botton Head			5.1	12.6	NZ596020	1984	Map
Brants Gill Catchment			493.2	1218.2	SD823733, SD825717 & SD850700	1986	Map
Breighton Meadows			37.4	90.6	SE704330	1986	Map
Bride Stones			120.5	297.7	SE873910	1952	Map
Brimham Rocks			162.7	402.0	SE212647	1958	Map
Brockadale			58.3	144.0	SE503174	1961	Map
Broughton Bank			4.6	11.3	NZ568035	1981	Map
Bull Ings			3.0	7.5	SE753880	1983	Map
Burr Closes, Selby			1.3	3.1	SE596340	1984	Map
Burton Leonard Lime Quarry			3.3	8.2	SE323630	1958	Map
Castle Hill Wood			5.7	11.1	SE585831	1983	Map
Castlebeck and Scar Woods			36.6	90.5	SE947974	1954	Map
Cawthorn Moor			38.3	94.6	SE781923	1990	Map
Caydale			163.6	404.2	SE530870	2004	Map
Cayton, Cornelian and South Bays			169.8	419.5	TA600860	1984	Map
Chris's Pasture			3.8	9.4	SD964890	1991	Map
Church Ings			6.7	16.5	SD594456	1991	Map
Cliff Beck Meadow, Buttertubs			1.5	3.7	SD880967	1986	Map
Cliff Force Cave			70.9	175.4	SD875960	1998	Map
Cliff Ridge			2.6	6.4	NZ575116	1988	Map
Clints Quarry			1.0	2.5	SD967575	1955	Map
Cockerham Meadows, Thorpe			2.5	6.2	SD998616	1987	Map
Cocket Moss			20.0	50.0	SD787618	1955	Map
Cockrah Wood			11.9	29.4	SE970882	1950	Map
Conistone Old Pasture			297.2	734.4	SD990670	1955	Map
Cow Cliff Pasture and Quarry			1.3	3.3	SE856669	1984	Map
Cow Myers			15.2	37.5	SE270730	1983	Map
Cracoe Reef Knolls			141.1	348.6	SD988603, SD996609, SE003608, SE007615, SE015614 & SE026618	1952	Map
Cropton Banks and Howlgate Head Woods			42.2	104.3	SE745875	1985	Map
Dalby Bush Fen			7.4	18.3	SE645715	1988	Map
Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale			12.8	31.6	SD889797	1988	Map
Derwent Ings			662.4	1,636.9	SE703466 – SE703347	1975	Map
Dow Cave System			79.4	196.2	SD989735	1987	Map
Duncombe Park			117.8	291.2	SE607828	1985	Map
East Heslerton Brow			40.7	100.6	SE926757	1954	Map
East Keswick Fitts			12.0	29.6	SE352460	1989	Map
East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles)			10,776.9	26,619.1	SE112854 – SE177665	1996	Map
Eller's Wood and Sand Dale			8.9	21.9	SE856848	1983	Map
Ellerburn Bank			2.9	7.2	SE853848	1983	Map
Eskamhorn Meadows			13.7	33.8	SE679242	2010	Map
Fairy Call Beck			1.8	4.5	SE711903	1992	Map
Far Mains and Far Limekiln Close Meadows			2.1	5.1	SD992628	1986	Map
Farndale			157.3	388.8	SE670963	1987	Map
Farnham Mires			10.2	25.1	SE338605	1954	Map
Feetham Holme			3.2	7.8	SD994977	1984	Map
Filey Brigg			27.9	68.9	TA126816	1985	Map
Foredale			1.6	4.0	SD803700	1990	Map
Forlorn Hope Meadow			1.6	4.0	SE543171	1991	Map
Fothering Holme			10.3	25.5	NY991040	1989	Map
Freeholders Wood			14.0	34.6	SE013889	1988	Map
Fulford Ings			12.7	31.3	SE608491	1991	Map
Giggleswick Scar and Kinsey Cave			40.1	99.1	SD876665 – SD802657	1958	Map
Gingerfields			6.9	17.0	NZ162025 & NZ167022	1991	Map
Golden Hill Pit			0.7	1.7	SE724827	1990	Map
Gormire			54.0	133.5	SE505834	1954	Map
Gouthwaite Reservoir			147.7	365.0	SE129693	1969	Map
Gowerdale Windy Pits/Peak Scar			4.7	11.6	SE518889, SE526885 & SE529883	1960	Map
Grass Wood			88.0	217.5	SD985655	1955	Map
Grassington Hospital Grounds			5.0	12.4	SE017635	1988	Map
Great Almscliff Crag			7.9	19.4	SE268490	1987	Map
Green Lane Pit			1.1	2.6	SE732837	1988	Map
Greenfield Meadow			15.1	37.3	SD833794	1985	Map
Greenhow Pasture			7.2	17.8	SE118640	1983	Map
Greenhow Quarry			2.7	6.6	SE113639	1992	Map
Gristhorpe Bay and Red Cliff			54.4	134.4	TA085840	1954	Map
Hack Fall Wood			42.4	104.7	SE235772	1989	Map
Hackness Head Quarry			3.0	7.4	SE965904	1954	Map
Hackness Rock Pit			0.1	0.3	SE965907	1992	Map
Hambleton Quarry			12.3	30.3	SE058533	1991	Map
Harker's House Meadows			14.2	35.1	NY860019	1985	Map
Harwood Dale Moor			0.4	1.1	SE961991	1999	Map
Haugh and Gundale Slacks			58.7	145.0	SE797886, SE800880, SE807882, SE804871 & SE802863	1985	Map
Haw Crag Quarry			9.0	23.3	SD913564	1958	Map
Hawkswick Wood			12.0	29.0	SD946714	1975	Map
Hay-a-park			44.9	111.0	SE362581	1995	Map
Hayburn Wyke			21.0	51.9	TA012968	1958	Map
Hesley Moss			10.9	27.1	SD783602	1993	Map
Heslington Tillmire			46.7	115.3	SE638475	1990	Map
Hill House Nab			4.0	9.9	SE659993	1984	Map
Hole of Horcum			145.2	358.8	SE845935	1954	Map
Holy Well, Bridge			1.7	4.2	SE028533	1986	Map
Horse Field, Gilling			2.1	5.2	SE626758	1985	Map
Ingleborough			5,230.0	12,923.4	SD760740	1955	Map
Iron Scar and Hundale Point to Scalby Ness			125.3	309.6	TA017964, TA021957 – TA036908	1984	Map
Jeffry Bog			7.6	18.8	SE760667 & SE761664	1983	Map
Keasden Moor			10.2	25.2	SD725664	1989	Map
Kettlewell Meadows			12.3	30.3	SD960734	1986	Map
Kildale Hall			6.6	16.2	NZ609096	1993	Map
Kilnsey Flush			1.5	3.7	SD972675	1986	Map
Kirk Deighton			4.0	9.9	SE398501	2000	Map
Kirkby Wharfe			21.7	53.7	SE510400	1984	Map
Kirkdale Cave			0.3	0.7	SE678856	1960	Map
Kirkham Park & Riverside			41.1	101.5	SE737667	1954	Map
Kisdon Force Woods			38.0	94.0	NY900009	1974	Map
Ladyhills			3.5	8.8	SE912723	1993	Map
Langcliffe Scars and Jubilee, Albert and Victoria Caves			684.9	1692.4	SD845642	1955	Map
Len Pastures, Crackpot			4.0	9.9	SD975968	1989	Map
Leyburn Glebe			2.6	6.5	SE101896	1983	Map
Ling Gill			5.1	12.6	SD801785	1985	Map
Littlebeck Wood			17.3	42.8	NZ881045	1983	Map
Lord's Wood and Pasture			6.4	15.8	SD813647	1990	Map
Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor			10,128.7	25,017.8	SD863933 – SE114946	1995	Map
Low Gill Moor Wetlands			62.9	155.4	SD962874	1990	Map
Low Pasture			10.5	25.9	SE539893	1987	Map
Lower Swaledale Woods and Grasslands			223.7	552.7	NZ120014	1992	Map
Malham-Arncliffe			4,933.9	12,191.7	SD920676	1955	Map
Malham-Arncliffe (Cool Pasture)			6.2	15.2	SD967677	1995	Map
Mallerstang-Swaledale Head			6,232.3	15,400.0	NY840000	1964	Map
Mar Field Fen			8.9	22.0	SE223819	1988	Map
Marsett Rigg			8.0	19.8	SD900860	1985	Map
Meadow Croft, Skythorns			0.4	0.9	SD979639	1985	Map
Meal Bank Quarry			7.2	17.7	SD698735	1958	Map
Mill Holme Meadow, Thwaite			0.6	1.5	SD897980	1986	Map
Mount Pleasant Quarry			1.0	2.5	SE734670	1954	Map
Muker Meadows			15.6	38.5	SD914978	1988	Map
Nabgate			6.7	16.5	SE866847	1987	Map
Naburn Marsh			13.3	32.9	SE600479	1992	Map
New Close, Calvert Houses			6.6	19.3	SD920987	1986	Map
New House Meadows, Malham			8.8	21.7	SD933643	1990	Map
Newbridge Quarry			7.1	17.5	SE797861	1984	Map
Newby Moor			276.8	684.0	SD717692	1990	Map
Newsome Bridge Quarry			1.6	4.0	SE379511	1970	Map
Newton-le-willows Meadows			4.2	10.5	SE212893 & SE215892	1994	Map
Newtondale			935.5	2,311.1	SE820915	1955	Map
Nine Spring Dale			4.5	11.2	SE868693	1959	Map
Noddle End			9.5	23.5	SE528888	1987	Map
North Bay to South Toll House Cliff			10.4	25.1	TA048893, TA051894, TA046892 & TA048892	1954	Map
North York Moors			44,087.7	108,940.6	SE4996 – SE7192 & NZ9500 – NZ6910	1998	Map
Nunnington Cutting and Quarries			5.6	13.8	SE646785 & SE648787	1984	Map
Oughtershaw and Beckermonds			75.9	187.6	SD870810	1985	Map
Ox Close			140.1	346.2	SD982908 – SD992899	1985	Map
Oxenber and Wharfe Woods			88.4	218.3	SD785685	1955	Map
Pan Beck Fen			2.5	6.1	SD848559	1985	Map
Park Hall Meadows, Healaugh, Richmondshire			6.8	16.8	SE017989	1985	Map	[4]
Pen Y Ghent Gill			215.6	532.7	SD870740	1986	Map
Pen-y-ghent			1,456.9	3,600.0	SD850740	1955	Map
Pikedaw Calamine Caverns			27.1	66.9	SD875640	1958	Map
Pilmoor			45.0	111.2	SE460730	1992	Map
Pry and Bottom Meadows, Mid-mossdale			3.6	8.8	SD833917 – SD837919	1984	Map
Quarry Moor			7.5	18.8	SE309693	1986	Map
Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods			95.6	236.2	SE986870	1956	Map
Richmond Meadows			2.9	7.1	NZ169000 & NZ176007	1995	Map
Rievaulx Woods			17.0	42.0	SE578847	1954	Map
Ripon Parks			130.0	321.0	SE310750	1983	Map
River Derwent			-	-	SE678287 – SE825757	1986	Map
River Ribble (Long Preston Deeps)			168.8	417.2	SD809621 – SD827570	1987	Map
River Ure Bank, Ripon Parks			1.9	4.6	SE310750 – SE307757	1988	Map
River Ure Grasslands			18.5	45.8	SE147870 – SE157862, SE017889 & SD985856	1986	Map
River Wharfe			48.3	119.4	SD940773 – SD973711	1985	Map
Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff			365.2	902.4	NZ941082 – TA005987	1954–-74	Map
Runswick Bay			9.9	24.4	NZ809169	1984	Map
Ruston Cottage Pasture			17.1	42.3	SE956835	1984	Map
Ryedale Windypits			11.2	27.7	SE576836, SE582829 & SE588828	1960	Map
Salt Lake Quarry			3.6	8.9	SD773785	1975	Map
Scar Closes, Kisdon Side			3.7	9.1	NY893000	1988	Map
Scar End Wood			27.4	67.7	SE785990	1983	Map
School Share Section			2.4	6.0	SD845623	1952	Map
Scoska Wood			68.9	170.3	SD915725	1975	Map
Seato Pastures			9.9	24.5	SD729761	1990	Map
Seive Dale Fen			10.4	26.7	SE855877	1983	Map
Semerwater			101.4	250.6	SD913865	1975	Map
Shaw Beck Gill			29.1	77.9	NZ000037 – NZ011059	1977	Map
Shaw's Gate Quarry			1.6	3.9	SE524823	1984	Map
Sherburn Willows			5.3	13.1	SE487325	1985	Map
Sked Dale			3.6	8.9	SE969751	1954	Map
Skipwith Common			293.0	724.0	SE655373	1958	Map
Sleightholme Dale			28.7	71.0	SE666885	1986	Map
Snape Hill Quarry			0.6	1.5	SE509787	1984	Map
Snaper Farm Meadows			15.9	39.3	SE597912	1990	Map
South Pennine Moors			20,938	51,738.7	SD920300	1994	Map
Spell Howe Plantation			4.3	10.6	TA064790	1986	Map
Spiker's Hill Quarry			6.4	15.8	SE980862	1991	Map
Spring Wood, Hawnby			42.4	104.7	SE524896	1984	Map
Staithes - Port Mulgrave			62.3	154.1	NZ784189 – NZ797175	1984	Map
Stephen Ings, Crackpot			3,089	7,630	SD976965	1986	Map
Stonehead Beck (Gill Beck)			0.6	1.4	SD947432	1986	Map
Stonepit and Nova Slacks			12.2	30.1	SE883652	1986	Map
Stran's Gill			7.8	19.3	SD916786	1990	Map
Strensall Common			578.7	1,430.1	SE650600	1965	Map
Strid Wood			58.9	145.6	SE070560	1985	Map
Stump Cross Caves			55.8	137.9	SE092635	1989	Map
Stutton Ings			5.1	12.7	SE485405	1986	Map
Swale Lakes			42.5	105.0	SE248985	1986	Map
Swarth Moor			34.1	85.2	SD806695	1958	Map
Swinden Quarry			112.1	276.9	SD980616	1998	Map
Swineley Meadow, Widdale			8.8	21.7	SD802859	1984	Map
Tadcaster Mere			8.7	21.5	SE500430	1987	Map
The Ings, Amotherby			18.0	44.6	SE759752	1994	Map
Thixen Dale and Longdale			89.7	221.5	SE831600, SE843606 & SE845593	1954	Map
Thornton and Twisleton Glens			59.6	147.2	SD695745 & SD705745	1958	Map
Thowker Corner			1.4	3.5	SE081904	1990	Map
Three Dykes			0.6	1.4	SE804683	1962	Map
Thwaite Stones			17.6	43.5	SD895989	1984	Map
Tranmire			11.0	27.2	NZ770120	1985	Map
Tripsdale			1,013	2,503	SE585995	1965	Map
Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens			13.1	32.3	SE900876 & SE903879	1984	Map
Upper Dunsforth Carrs			10.2	25.1	SE442628	1984	Map
Upper Nidderdale			137.2	347.2	SE102755	1961	Map
Upper Wharfedale			1,123.0	2,773.9	SD965735	1994	Map
Vessey Pasture Dale and Back Dale			26.8	66.2	SE832622	1985	Map
Walden Meadows			12.0	29.7	SE005823	1986	Map
Wanlass Grasslands			67.1	165.8	SE065893 & SE054898	1986	Map
Waterdale			36.3	90.0	SE820617	1954	Map
Wath Quarry			0.1	0.3	SE673750	1991	Map
West End Meadow, Lunds			3.7	9.1	SD792295	1986	Map
West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors			13,418.9	33,144.8	SE080705 – SD985580 – SE170510	1998	Map
Wharram Quarry			6.4	16.0	SE860653	1984	Map
Whernside			3,839.4	9,487.1	SD735802	1958	Map
Whitby-Saltwick			42.4	104.7	NZ901115 – NZ916109	1985	Map
Whitcliffe Section, Quarry Moor			0.1	0.2	SE307692	1998	Map
Whitfield Gill and Mill Gill			18.7	46.2	SD920932 – SD908945	1998	Map
Wintringham Marsh			5.7	14.0	SD875734	1975	Map
Yockenthwaite Meadows			11.2	27.7	SD912786	1986	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 English Nature.

^D English Nature citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 8 May 2011.

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". English Nature. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
4. The grid reference given in the citation is SD012989 but it should be SE017989
5. "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 8 May 2011.