List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire

Thorpe Cloud and Dovedale, in the Dove Valley and Biggin Dale SSSI, Derbyshire

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.^[1] Natural England uses the borders of Derbyshire to mark one of its Areas of Search. As of 2012, there are 99 sites designated in this Area of Search.^[2] 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^[3] 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.^[4]

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

Sites

Contents :

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• C
• D
• E
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• J
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• L
• M
• O
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Site name	Reason for designation		Area^[A]		Coordinates & Grid ref^[B]	Year in which notified	Other designations	Map^[C] & Citation
	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  [5]
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  [6]
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  [7]
Bage Mine			0.1	0.3	53°05′28″N 1°34′01″W / 53.091°N 1.567°W     SK291549	1985	GCR	Map  [8]
Baileycroft Quarry			0.9	2.1	53°05′06″N 1°34′26″W / 53.085°N 1.574°W     SK286543	1985	GCR	Map  [9]
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  [10]
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  [11]
Benty Grange			21.1	52.0	53°10′26″N 1°46′55″W / 53.174°N 1.782°W     SK146641	2012		Map  [12]
Bonsall Leys			15.4	38.2	53°06′47″N 1°36′22″W / 53.113°N 1.606°W     SK265574	1993		Map  [13]
Boulton Moor			3.9	9.7	52°52′52″N 1°26′13″W / 52.881°N 1.437°W     SK380316	1992	GCR	Map  [14]
Bradbourne Mill Meadows			6.9	17.0	53°04′05″N 1°42′14″W / 53.068°N 1.704°W     SK199524	2011		Map  [15]
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  [16]
Bradwell Meadows			0.9	2.3	53°19′19″N 1°44′10″W / 53.322°N 1.736°W     SK177806	1990		Map  [17]
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  [18]
Calke Park			71.1	175.8	52°48′04″N 1°27′58″W / 52.801°N 1.466°W     SK361227	1992		Map  [19]
Calton Hill			5.2	12.7	53°14′20″N 1°49′41″W / 53.239°N 1.828°W     SK116713	1951	GCR	Map  [20]
Carver's Rocks			16.7	41.2	52°48′00″N 1°30′43″W / 52.8°N 1.512°W     SK330226	1963		Map  [21]
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  [22]
Cawdor Quarry			4.7	11.7	53°08′28″N 1°34′30″W / 53.141°N 1.575°W     SK285605	1963	GCR	Map  [23]
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  [24]
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  [25]
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  [26]
Colehill Quarries			11.3	27.9	53°05′31″N 1°34′26″W / 53.092°N 1.574°W     SK286551	1985	GCR	Map  [27]
Combs Reservoir			32.0	79.1	53°18′43″N 1°56′38″W / 53.312°N 1.944°W     SK038794	1986		Map  [28]
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  [29]
Crabtree Wood			3.5	8.7	53°18′04″N 1°15′58″W / 53.301°N 1.266°W     SK490785	1981		Map  [30]
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  [31]
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  [32]
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  [33]
Dale Quarry			2.0	4.9	53°04′59″N 1°34′48″W / 53.083°N 1.58°W     SK282541	1998	GCR	Map  [34]
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  [35]
Dimminsdale			37.0	91.4	52°47′28″N 1°26′38″W / 52.791°N 1.444°W     SK376216	1981	WT	Map  [36]
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  [37]
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  [38]
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  [39]
Dovedale Wood			13.4	33.2	53°09′47″N 1°18′22″W / 53.163°N 1.306°W     SK465631	1982	NT	Map  [40]
Duchy Quarry			2.4	5.8	53°17′13″N 1°51′43″W / 53.287°N 1.862°W     SK093767	1985	GCR	Map  [41]
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  [42]
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  [43]
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  [44]
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  [45]
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  [46]
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  [47]
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  [48]
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  [49]
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  [50]
Hallam Barn Grasslands			5.1	12.7	53°20′49″N 1°43′08″W / 53.347°N 1.719°W     SK188834	2011		Map  [51]
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  [52]
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  [53]
Hipley Hill			22.1	54.6	53°05′24″N 1°40′59″W / 53.09°N 1.683°W     SK213548	1963		Map  [54]
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  [55]
Hulland Moss			2.8	6.8	53°00′43″N 1°37′44″W / 53.012°N 1.629°W     SK250461	1981		Map  [56]
Hurdlow Meadows			11.3	27.9	53°11′46″N 1°48′50″W / 53.196°N 1.814°W     SK125666	2005		Map  [57]
Jumble Coppice			0.7	1.8	53°14′42″N 1°36′00″W / 53.245°N 1.6°W     SK268721	1985	GCR	Map  [58]
Kedleston Park			93.5	231.1	52°58′01″N 1°32′17″W / 52.967°N 1.538°W     SK311412	1996		Map  [59]
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  [60]
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  [61]
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  [62]
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  [63]
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  [64]
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  [65]
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  [66]
Lower Hollins			5.4	13.2	53°21′50″N 1°48′07″W / 53.364°N 1.802°W     SK133852	2011		Map  [67]
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  [68]
Ludworth Intake			5.3	13.0	53°24′58″N 2°00′36″W / 53.416°N 2.01°W     SJ994910	1998	GCR	Map  [69]
Masson Hill			76.1	188.0	53°07′26″N 1°34′01″W / 53.124°N 1.567°W     SK291586	1989	GCR	Map  [70]
Matley Moor Meadows			3.3	8.0	53°24′07″N 1°57′54″W / 53.402°N 1.965°W     SK024895	2011		Map  [71]
Matlock Woods			19.0	46.9	53°06′43″N 1°33′40″W / 53.112°N 1.561°W     SK295573	1981	SAC	Map  [72]
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  [73]
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  [74]
Morley Brick Pits			1.8	4.4	52°58′16″N 1°25′26″W / 52.971°N 1.424°W     SK388417	1963		Map  [75]
Moss Valley			26.1	64.5	53°18′58″N 1°22′26″W / 53.316°N 1.374°W     SK418801	1951		Map  [76]
Moss Valley Meadows			17.9	44.2	53°20′02″N 1°25′23″W / 53.334°N 1.423°W     SK385820	1990		Map  [77]
Moss Valley Woods			17.9	44.2	53°19′01″N 1°26′42″W / 53.317°N 1.445°W     SK371801	1993		Map  [78]
Mount Pleasant			3.0	7.3	53°01′19″N 1°34′52″W / 53.022°N 1.581°W     SK282473	2011		Map  [79]
Ogston Reservoir			95.9	237.0	53°08′10″N 1°26′31″W / 53.136°N 1.442°W     SK374600	1963		Map  [80]
Oxlow Rake			6.0	14.9	53°19′08″N 1°48′32″W / 53.319°N 1.809°W     SK128803	1992		Map  [81]
Parwich Moor			15.8	38.9	53°07′01″N 1°44′28″W / 53.117°N 1.741°W     SK174578	1965	NP	Map  [82]
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  [83]
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  [84]
Portway Mine			4.2	10.5	53°19′37″N 1°48′32″W / 53.327°N 1.809°W     SK128811	1990	GCR	Map  [85]
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  [86]
River Mease			22.9	56.5	52°42′18″N 1°35′35″W / 52.705°N 1.593°W     SK276120	2000	SAC	Map  [87]
Rose End Meadows			48.4	119.7	53°06′25″N 1°35′28″W / 53.107°N 1.591°W     SK275567	1996		Map  [88]
Rowlee Bridge			1.0	2.4	53°23′56″N 1°46′55″W / 53.399°N 1.782°W     SK146891	1986	GCR	Map  [89]
Shining Cliff Woods			119.3	294.9	53°04′30″N 1°30′14″W / 53.075°N 1.504°W     SK333532	1954		Map  [90]
South Lee Meadows			2.2	5.3	53°20′10″N 1°44′46″W / 53.336°N 1.746°W     SK170821	2011		Map  [91]
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  [92]
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  [93]
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  [94]
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  [95]
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  [96]
Toddbrook Reservoir			19.4	48.0	53°19′26″N 1°59′49″W / 53.324°N 1.997°W     SK003808	1963		Map  [97]
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  [98]
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  [99]
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  [100]
Wall Lands			8.9	22.1	53°04′26″N 1°39′40″W / 53.074°N 1.661°W     SK228530	2011		Map  [101]
Waterswallows Quarry			0.7	1.7	53°16′19″N 1°52′48″W / 53.272°N 1.88°W     SK081750	1993	GCR	Map  [102]
Wyns Tor			3.1	7.7	53°08′17″N 1°38′35″W / 53.138°N 1.643°W     SK240602	1972	GCR	Map  [103]
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  [104]

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.^[105] Where an SSSI consists of multiple, non-contiguous sections, each section is assigned its own OS grid reference.

^C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.

See also

• List of SSSIs by Area of Search
• List of Ancient Woods in England
• Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
• Peak District National Park

References

1. "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
2. "SSSIs in Essex". English Nature. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
3. "County search of SSSIs". English Nature. Retrieved 2006-08-05.
4. Natural England County Background datasheet for Derbyshire SSSIs Accessed 9 Aug 2012
5. "Abney & Bretton Cloughs" (PDF).
6. "Ambergate and Ridgeway Quarries" (PDF).
7. "Attenborough Gravel Pits" (PDF).
8. "Bage Mine" (PDF).
9. "Baileycroft Quarry" (PDF).
10. "Ballidon Dale" (PDF).
11. "Bee's Nest and Green Clay Pits" (PDF).
12. "Benty Grange" (PDF).
13. "Bonsall Leys" (PDF).
14. "Boulton Moor" (PDF).
15. "Bradbourne Mill Meadows" (PDF).
16. "Bradwell Dale and Bagshaw Cavern" (PDF).
17. "Bradwell Meadows" (PDF).
18. "Breadsall Railway Cutting" (PDF).
19. "Calke Park" (PDF).
20. "Calton Hill" (PDF).
21. "Carver's Rocks" (PDF).
22. "Castleton" (PDF).
23. "Cawdor Quarry" (PDF).
24. "Chatsworth Old Park" (PDF).
25. "Chrome and Parkhouse Hills" (PDF).
26. "Clough Woods" (PDF).
27. "Colehill Quarries" (PDF).
28. "Combs Reservoir" (PDF).
29. "Coombs Dale" (PDF).
30. "Crabtree Wood" (PDF).
31. "Cressbrook Dale" (PDF).
32. "Creswell Crags" (PDF).
33. "Cromford Canal" (PDF).
34. "Dale Quarry" (PDF).
35. "Dark Peak" (PDF).
36. "Dimminsdale" (PDF).
37. "Dirtlow Rake and Pindale" (PDF).
38. "Doe Lea Stream Section" (PDF).
39. "Dove Valley and Biggin Dale" (PDF).
40. "Dovedale Wood" (PDF).
41. "Duchy Quarry" (PDF).
42. "Duckmanton Railway Cutting" (PDF).
43. "Eastern Peak District Moors" (PDF).
44. "Edale" (PDF).
45. "Fall Hill Quarry" (PDF).
46. "Fox Hole Cave" (PDF).
47. "Gang Mine" (PDF).
48. "Ginny Spring,Whitwell Wood" (PDF).
49. "Goyt Valley" (PDF).
50. "Green Lane Pits" (PDF).
51. "Hallam Barn Grasslands" (PDF).
52. "Harewood Grange Stream Section" (PDF).
53. "Hilton Gravel Pits" (PDF).
54. "Hipley Hill" (PDF).
55. "Hollinhill and Markland Grips" (PDF).
56. "Hulland Moss" (PDF).
57. "Hurdlow Meadows" (PDF).
58. "Jumble Coppice" (PDF).
59. "Kedleston Park" (PDF).
60. "Kirkham's Silica Sandpit" (PDF).
61. "Lathkill Dale" (PDF).
62. "Lee Farm Meadow, Tideswell" (PDF).
63. "Leek Moors" (PDF).
64. "Long Dale & Gratton Dale" (PDF).
65. "Long Dale, Hartington" (PDF).
66. "Longstone Moor" (PDF).
67. "Lower Hollins" (PDF).
68. "Lower Peaslows Farm Meadow" (PDF).
69. "Ludworth Intake" (PDF).
70. "Masson Hill" (PDF).
71. "Matley Moor Meadows" (PDF).
72. "Matlock Woods" (PDF).
73. "Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms" (PDF).
74. "Monk's Dale" (PDF).
75. "Morley Brick Pits" (PDF).
76. "Moss Valley" (PDF).
77. "Moss Valley Meadows" (PDF).
78. "Moss Valley Woods" (PDF).
79. "Mount Pleasant, Idridgehay" (PDF).
80. "Ogston Reservoir" (PDF).
81. "Oxlow Rake" (PDF).
82. "Parwich Moor" (PDF).
83. "Pleasley Vale Railway" (PDF).
84. "Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood" (PDF).
85. "Portway Mine" (PDF).
86. "River Derwent At Hathersage" (PDF).
87. "River Mease" (PDF).
88. "Rose End Meadows" (PDF).
89. "Rowlee Bridge" (PDF).
90. "Shining Cliff Woods" (PDF).
91. "South Lee Meadows" (PDF).
92. "Stoney Middleton Dale" (PDF).
93. "Teversal To Pleasley Railway" (PDF).
94. "The Wye Valley" (PDF).
95. "Ticknall Quarries" (PDF).
96. "Tideslow Rake" (PDF).
97. "Toddbrook Reservoir" (PDF).
98. "Topley Pike and Deepdale" (PDF).
99. "Upper Lathkill" (PDF).
100. "Via Gellia Woodlands" (PDF).
101. "Wall Lands" (PDF).
102. "Waterswallow's Quarry" (PDF).
103. "Wyns Tor" (PDF).
104. "Yarncliff Wood, Padley" (PDF).
105. "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2008-02-21.

External links

• Natural England County Level Reports and Statistics
• Natural England SSSI Introduction and search link