List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northamptonshire

Pitsford Reservoir

The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northamptonshire. As of 2014, there are 57 sites designated within this area of search, 48 for their biological interest and 9 for their geological interest. The data in this table is taken from Natural England's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.^[1]

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.^[2]

Sites

Site name	Reason for designation		Area^[A]		Grid reference^[B]^[C]	Year in which notified^[D]	Map^[E]
Site name	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres	Grid reference^[B]^[C]	Year in which notified^[D]	Map^[E]
Alder Wood And Meadow	Y		13.0	32.1	SP 837847	1985	Map
Aldwincle Marsh	Y		1.9	4.8	TL 004808	1984	Map
Ashton Wold	Y		52.2	129.0	TL 092875	1990	Map
Badby Wood	Y		47.1	116.3	SP 565582	1985	Map
Badsaddle, Withmale Park And Bush Walk Woods	Y		24.9	61.5	SP 833720	1986	Map
Banhaw, Spring And Blackthorn's Woods	Y		125.6	310.4	SP 988876, SP 967881 , SP 952880	1986	Map
Birch Spinney And Mawsley Marsh	Y		13.2	32.6	SP 809767	1984	Map
Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry		Y	1.1	2.7	SP 716531	1986	Map
Bosworth Mill Meadow	Y		5.2	12.8	SP 628822	1984	Map
Bozeat Meadow	Y		2.7	6.7	SP 901591	1986	Map
Bucknell Wood Meadows	Y		8.7	21.5	SP 642449	1989	Map
Bugbrooke Meadows	Y		9.8	24.2	SP 672586	1989	Map
Bulwick Meadows	Y		4.3	10.8	SP 962944	1984	Map
Calender Meadows	Y		3.1	7.7	SP 685749		Map
Collyweston Great Wood And Easton Hornstocks	Y		149.5	369.4	TF 013004	1984	Map
Collyweston Quarries	Y		6.3	15.6	TF 004038	1983	Map
Collyweston Slate Mine		Y	0.8	2.0	TF 000030	1984	Map
Coombe Hill Hollow	Y		4.4	11.0	SP 679836	1983	Map
Cowthick Quarry		Y	1.3	3.3	SP 924883 , SP 926877	1985	Map
Cranford St John		Y	2.7	6.7	SP 924763	1986	Map
Dungee Corner Meadow	Y		4.7	11.6	SP 927601	1985	Map
Everdon Stubbs	Y		30.0	74.0	SP 605566	1983	Map
Finedon Top Lodge Quarry		Y	0.9	2.1	SP 925699	1986	Map
Geddington Chase	Y		38.8	95.9	SP 905846	1984	Map
Glapthorn Cow Pasture	Y		28.2	69.7	TL 004905	1986	Map
Hardwick Lodge Meadow	Y		10.2	25.2	SP 834703	1985	Map
Helmdon Disused Railway	Y		16.6	41.1	SP 587430	1990	Map
High Wood And Meadow	Y		16.4	40.5	SP 590548	1984	Map
Irchester Old Lodge Pit		Y	0.4	1.0	SP 914648	1989	Map
King's Cliffe Banks	Y		7.7	19.1	TL 015972	1992	Map
Mantles Heath	Y		14.0	34.6	SP 597553	1984	Map
Mill Crook	Y		5.7	14.1	SP 773464	1989	Map
Old Sulehay Forest	Y		29.9	73.9	TL 063984	1983	Map
Pipewell Woods	Y		81.0	200.1	SP 833862	1985	Map
Pitsford Reservoir	Y		409.0	1011.0	SP 780708	1984	Map
Plumpton Pasture	Y		3.8	9.4	SP 594481	1985	Map
Racecourse Farm Fields	Y		4.6	11.4	TF 018042	1983	Map
Ramsden Corner Plantation	Y		3.5	8.6	SP 624564	1986	Map
River Ise And Meadows	Y		14.0	34.6	SP 860831, SP 860891	1986	Map
Roade Cutting		Y	14.9	36.8	SP 750525	1986	Map
Salcey Forest	Y		153.0	378.0	SP 810513	1984	Map
Short Wood	Y		24.5	60.4	TL 015913	1985	Map
Southfield Farm Marsh	Y		8.7	21.5	SP 885759	1984	Map
Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods	Y		36.6	90.4	SP 800 862, SP 807 867	1986	Map
Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows	Y		13.5	33.3	SP 970842	1984	Map
Syresham Marshy Meadows	Y		17.9	44.2	SP 638426 , SP 645422	1985	Map
Thrapston Station Quarry		Y	4.6	11.4	TL 000776	1986	Map
Titchmarsh Meadow	Y		2.3	5.6	TL 031797	1986	Map
Twywell Gullet	Y		16.7	41.3	SP 947775	1989	Map
Upper Cherwell At Trafford House		Y	18.6	45.8	SP 528487	1992	Map
Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits	Y		1,389.9	3,434.5	SP 966717	2005	Map
Wadenhoe Marsh And Achurch Meadow	Y		47.4	117.1	TL 008828	1984	Map
Wakerley Spinney	Y		3.7	9.2	SP 966986	1983	Map
Weldon Park	Y		57.4	127.2	SP 946901	1983	Map
Whittlewood Forest	Y		405.6	1,002.3	SP 725430	1985	Map
Wollaston Meadows	Y		14.6	36.0	SP 898650	1985	Map
Yardley Chase	Y		353.1	872.5	SP 841553 , SP 857540	1984	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.^[3]

^C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.^[3]

^D Site notification consists of designating a site as an SSSI and consulting with the owner(s). This list uses the date notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

^E Link to maps using the Magic Map service provided by Natural England.

References

↑ Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 23 June 2014. (PDF files).

"Alder Wood And Meadow" (PDF).

"Aldwincle Marsh" (PDF).

"Ashton Wold" (PDF).

"Badby Wood" (PDF).

"Badsaddle, Withmale Park And Bush Walk Woods" (PDF).

"Banhaw, Spring And Blackthorn's Woods" (PDF).

"Birch Spinney And Mawsley Marsh" (PDF).

"Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry" (PDF).

"Bosworth Mill Meadow" (PDF).

"Bozeat Meadow" (PDF).

"Bucknell Wood Meadows" (PDF).

"Bugbrooke Meadows" (PDF).

"Bulwick Meadows" (PDF).

"Calender Meadows" (PDF).

"Collyweston Great Wood And Easton Hornstocks" (PDF).

"Collyweston Quarries" (PDF).

"Collyweston Slate Mine" (PDF).

"Coombe Hill Hollow" (PDF).

"Cowthick Quarry" (PDF).

"Cranford St John" (PDF).

"Dungee Corner Meadow" (PDF).

"Everdon Stubbs" (PDF).

"Finedon Top Lodge Quarry" (PDF).

"Geddington Chase" (PDF).

"Glapthorn Cow Pasture" (PDF).

"Hardwick Lodge Meadow" (PDF).

"Helmdon Disused Railway" (PDF).

"High Wood And Meadow" (PDF).

"Irchester Old Lodge Pit" (PDF).

"King's Cliffe Banks" (PDF).

"Mantles Heath" (PDF).

"Mill Crook" (PDF).

"Old Sulehay Forest" (PDF).

"Pipewell Woods" (PDF).

"Pitsford Reservoir" (PDF).

"Plumpton Pasture" (PDF).

"Racecourse Farm Fields" (PDF).

"Ramsden Corner Plantation" (PDF).

"River Ise And Meadows" (PDF).

"Roade Cutting" (PDF).

"Salcey Forest" (PDF).

"Short Wood" (PDF).

"Southfield Farm Marsh" (PDF).

"Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods" (PDF).

"Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows" (PDF).

"Syresham Marshy Meadows" (PDF).

"Thrapston Station Quarry" (PDF).

"Titchmarsh Meadow" (PDF).

"Twywell Gullet" (PDF).

"Upper Cherwell At Trafford House" (PDF).

"Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits" (PDF).

"Wadenhoe Marsh And Achurch Meadow" (PDF).

"Wakerley Spinney" (PDF).

"Weldon Park" (PDF).

"Whittlewood Forest" (PDF).

"Wollaston Meadows" (PDF).

"Yardley Chase" (PDF).

↑ "Search results for Northamptonshire". Natural England.
1 2 "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2008-02-21.

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