List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire, and its location within the United Kingdom

This is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Nottinghamshire, a county in the East Midlands. Nottinghamshire is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north, and Leicestershire to the south, and has an estimated population of 1,055,400 within an area of 2,159 km² (533,500.5 acres), therefore making it the 17th largest ceremonial county in the United Kingdom.^[1] The data in this table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.^[2]

As of March 2012 there are 66 SSSIs in Nottinghamshire. 63 are notable for their biological interest, 1 for its geology and 2 for both geological and biological interest.

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

Sites

Site name	Reason for designation		Area		Location & map ref	Other designations	Map/Refs
	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres
Annesley Woodhouse Quarry			34.6	85.5	53°04′41″N 1°16′34″W / 53.078°N 1.276°W     SK486537	WT	Map  [3]
Ashton's Meadow			3.6	8.8	53°18′36″N 0°49′19″W / 53.31°N 0.822°W     SK786799		Map  [4]
Attenborough Gravel Pits			226.6	559.9	52°53′56″N 1°13′41″W / 52.899°N 1.228°W     SK520338	WT	Map  [5]
Bagthorpe Meadows			6.3	15.6	53°03′43″N 1°18′07″W / 53.062°N 1.302°W     SK469519		Map  [6]
Barnstone Railway Cutting			1.5	3.8	52°54′43″N 0°54′04″W / 52.912°N 0.901°W     SK740355		Map  [7]
Barrow Hills Sandpit			1.9	4.6	53°25′05″N 0°58′30″W / 53.418°N 0.975°W     SK682917		Map  [8]
Besthorpe Meadows			9.3	23.1	53°10′05″N 0°46′41″W / 53.168°N 0.778°W     SK818641		Map  [9]
Besthorpe Warren			8.8	21.8	53°10′44″N 0°45′47″W / 53.179°N 0.763°W     SK828654		Map  [10]
Bevercotes Park			8.5	21.1	53°13′52″N 0°57′11″W / 53.231°N 0.953°W     SK700709		Map  [11]
Birklands And Bilhaugh			505.7	1249.7	53°12′29″N 1°04′41″W / 53.208°N 1.078°W     SK617683	CP, NNR, NCR, SAC	Map  [12]
Birklands West And Ollerton Corner			414.6	1024.6	53°11′56″N 1°06′18″W / 53.199°N 1.105°W     SK599673	LNR	Map  [13]
Bogs Farm Quarry			4.9	12	53°04′34″N 1°16′59″W / 53.076°N 1.283°W     SK481534		Map  [14]
Bulwell Wood			16.8	41.5	53°00′40″N 1°13′52″W / 53.011°N 1.231°W     SK517462		Map  [15]
Castle Hill Wood			30.4	75.1	53°18′54″N 0°53′42″W / 53.315°N 0.895°W     SK737804		Map  [16]
Chesterfield Canal			29.8	73.7	53°22′05″N 0°54′00″W / 53.368°N 0.9°W     SK733863		Map  [17]
Clarborough Tunnel			8.5	21.1	53°20′06″N 0°52′30″W / 53.335°N 0.875°W     SK750826	WT	Map  [18]
Clipstone Heath			4.2	10.4	53°09′22″N 1°06′47″W / 53.156°N 1.113°W     SK594625		Map  [19]
Clumber Park			525.7	1298.9	53°15′29″N 1°03′43″W / 53.258°N 1.062°W     SK627739	NT	Map  [20]
Colwick Cutting			2.1	5.1	52°57′07″N 1°06′14″W / 52.952°N 1.104°W     SK603398	GCR, LNR	Map  [21]
Dovedale Wood			13.4	33.2	53°09′47″N 1°18′22″W / 53.163°N 1.306°W     SK465631	NT	Map  [22]
Dyscarr Wood			21.6	53.4	53°22′55″N 1°07′52″W / 53.382°N 1.131°W     SK579876	WT	Map  [23]
Eakring And Maplebeck Meadows			15.8	39	53°09′04″N 0°57′07″W / 53.151°N 0.952°W     SK702621	WT	Map  [24]
Friezeland Grassland			3.7	9.1	53°03′04″N 1°17′28″W / 53.051°N 1.291°W     SK476506		Map  [25]
Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges			57.2	141.2	53°17′10″N 0°54′43″W / 53.286°N 0.912°W     SK726771	WT	Map  [26]
Gotham Hill Pasture			8.4	20.8	52°52′19″N 1°12′50″W / 52.872°N 1.214°W     SK530308		Map  [27]
Hills And Holes And Sookholme Brook, Warsop			30.2	74.5	53°12′14″N 1°10′16″W / 53.204°N 1.171°W     SK555678	WES	Map  [28]
Holme Pit			4.2	10.3	52°54′18″N 1°12′18″W / 52.905°N 1.205°W     SK536345		Map  [29]
Kimberley Railway Cutting			5.4	13.3	53°00′04″N 1°15′22″W / 53.001°N 1.256°W     SK500451	GCR, WT	Map  [30]
Kinoulton Marsh And Canal			2.6	6.4	52°52′01″N 0°59′38″W / 52.867°N 0.994°W     SK678304		Map  [31]
Kirkby Grives			22	54.4	53°05′31″N 1°15′29″W / 53.092°N 1.258°W     SK498552	LNR, WT	Map  [32]
Kirton Wood, Notts.			18.4	45.5	53°12′25″N 0°56′35″W / 53.207°N 0.943°W     SK707683	WT	Map  [33]
Laxton Sykes			14.3	35.3	53°10′55″N 0°54′22″W / 53.182°N 0.906°W     SK732656		Map  [34]
Linby Quarries			38.7	95.6	53°03′50″N 1°12′18″W / 53.064°N 1.205°W     SK534522		Map  [35]
Lord Stubbins Wood			24.8	61.4	53°12′54″N 1°11′46″W / 53.215°N 1.196°W     SK538690		Map  [36]
Mather Wood			8	19.7	53°07′30″N 0°55′16″W / 53.125°N 0.921°W     SK723592		Map  [37]
Mattersey Hill Marsh			6	14.9	53°22′41″N 0°59′35″W / 53.378°N 0.993°W     SK671873		Map  [38]
Misson Line Bank			20.7	51.2	53°27′25″N 0°55′30″W / 53.457°N 0.925°W     SK715961		Map  [39]
Misson Training Area			85.2	210.5	53°28′08″N 0°55′34″W / 53.469°N 0.926°W     SK714974	WT	Map  [40]
Mother Drain, Misterton			3.6	9	53°26′49″N 0°49′55″W / 53.447°N 0.832°W     SK777951		Map  [41]
Newhall Reservoir Meadow			0.7	1.8	53°05′06″N 1°00′54″W / 53.085°N 1.015°W     SK661546		Map  [42]
Normanton Pastures			16.6	40.9	52°53′31″N 1°04′19″W / 52.892°N 1.072°W     SK625331		Map  [43]
Orston Plaster Pits			4.6	11.5	52°57′11″N 0°52′01″W / 52.953°N 0.867°W     SK762401		Map  [44]
Pleasley Vale Railway			3.5	8.7	53°10′41″N 1°13′23″W / 53.178°N 1.223°W     SK520648	LNR	Map  [45]
Rainworth Heath			13.6	33.7	53°07′34″N 1°07′05″W / 53.126°N 1.118°W     SK591591		Map  [46]
Rainworth Lakes			14.2	35	53°07′01″N 1°07′37″W / 53.117°N 1.127°W     SK585581		Map  [47]
Redgate Woods And Mansey Common			71.3	176.1	53°07′55″N 0°59′13″W / 53.132°N 0.987°W     SK679599		Map  [48]
River Idle Washlands			88.5	218.6	53°26′10″N 1°00′11″W / 53.436°N 1.003°W     SK663937	WT	Map  [49]
Robbinetts			6.3	15.5	52°58′23″N 1°16′08″W / 52.973°N 1.269°W     SK492420		Map  [50]
Roe Wood			46.7	115.5	53°07′23″N 0°57′29″W / 53.123°N 0.958°W     SK698589		Map  [51]
Rushcliffe Golf Course			19.5	48.1	52°50′53″N 1°11′42″W / 52.848°N 1.195°W     SK543281		Map  [52]
Scrooby Top Quarry			3.6	8.8	53°23′42″N 1°01′26″W / 53.395°N 1.024°W     SK650891		Map  [53]
Seller's Wood			13.9	34.3	53°00′11″N 1°13′26″W / 53.003°N 1.224°W     SK522454	LNR	Map  [54]
Sherwood Forest Golf Course			62.5	154.5	53°08′56″N 1°07′26″W / 53.149°N 1.124°W     SK587617		Map  [55]
Sledder Wood Meadows			7.9	19.6	53°01′01″N 1°15′40″W / 53.017°N 1.261°W     SK497469		Map  [56]
Spalford Warren			35.8	88.5	53°12′11″N 0°45′22″W / 53.203°N 0.756°W     SK832680		Map  [57]
Strawberry Hill Heaths			31.5	77.9	53°08′13″N 1°08′10″W / 53.137°N 1.136°W     SK579603		Map  [58]
Styrrup Quarry			0.3	0.7	53°24′18″N 1°05′28″W / 53.405°N 1.091°W     SK605902	GCR	Map  [59]
Sutton And Lound Gravel Pits			316.8	782.8	53°22′08″N 0°56′13″W / 53.369°N 0.937°W     SK708863	WT	Map  [60]
Teversal Pastures			17.9	44.3	53°09′00″N 1°16′01″W / 53.15°N 1.267°W     SK491617	LNR	Map  [61]
Teversal To Pleasley Railway			5	12.4	53°09′54″N 1°16′19″W / 53.165°N 1.272°W     SK488633	LNR, WT	Map  [62]
Thoresby Lake			58	143.3	53°13′37″N 1°03′18″W / 53.227°N 1.055°W     SK632704		Map  [63]
Treswell Wood			48	118.6	53°18′22″N 0°51′32″W / 53.306°N 0.859°W     SK761794	WT	Map  [64]
Welbeck Lake			101.7	251.2	53°14′56″N 1°08′38″W / 53.249°N 1.144°W     SK572728	Wildlife refuge	Map  [65]
Wellow Park			135.5	334.8	53°11′49″N 0°58′41″W / 53.197°N 0.978°W     SK684671		Map  [66]
Wilford Claypits			2.2	5.4	52°54′50″N 1°09′14″W / 52.914°N 1.154°W     SK570355		Map  [67]
Wilwell Cutting			7.3	18.1	52°54′29″N 1°09′36″W / 52.908°N 1.16°W     SK566348	LNR, WT	Map  [68]

See also

• List of SSSIs by Area of Search

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.^[69]

^C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.^[69]

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

References

1. "T 08: Selected age groups for local authorities in the United Kingdom; estimated resident population; Mid-2006 Population Estimates". Office for National Statistics. August 22, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
2. Natural England data for Nottinghamshire SSSIs. Retrieved on 2012-03-16
3. "Annesley Woodhouse Quarries" (PDF).
4. "Ashton'S Meadow" (PDF).
5. "Attenborough Gravel Pits" (PDF).
6. "Bagthorpe Meadows" (PDF).
7. "Barnstone Railway Cutting" (PDF).
8. "Barrow Hills Sandpit" (PDF).
9. "Besthorpe Meadows" (PDF).
10. "Besthorpe Warren" (PDF).
11. "Bevercotes Park" (PDF).
12. "Birklands And Bilhaugh" (PDF).
13. "Birklands West And Ollerton Corner" (PDF).
14. "Bogs Farm Quarry" (PDF).
15. "Bulwell Wood" (PDF).
16. "Castle Hill Wood" (PDF).
17. "Chesterfield Canal" (PDF).
18. "Clarborough Tunnel" (PDF).
19. "Clipstone Heath" (PDF).
20. "Clumber Park" (PDF).
21. "Colwick Cutting" (PDF).
22. "Dovedale Wood" (PDF).
23. "Dyscarr Wood" (PDF).
24. "Eakring And Maplebeck Meadows" (PDF).
25. "Friezeland Grassland" (PDF).
26. "Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges" (PDF).
27. "Gotham Hill Pasture" (PDF).
28. "Hills And Holes And Sookholme Brook, Warsop" (PDF).
29. "Holme Pit" (PDF).
30. "Kimberley Railway Cutting" (PDF).
31. "Kinoulton Marsh And Canal" (PDF).
32. "Kirkby Grives" (PDF).
33. "Kirton Wood, Notts." (PDF).
34. "Laxton Sykes" (PDF).
35. "Linby Quarries" (PDF).
36. "Lord Stubbins Wood" (PDF).
37. "Mather Wood" (PDF).
38. "Mattersey Hill Marsh" (PDF).
39. "Misson Line Bank" (PDF).
40. "Misson Training Area" (PDF).
41. "Mother Drain, Misterton" (PDF).
42. "Newhall Reservoir Meadow" (PDF).
43. "Normanton Pastures" (PDF).
44. "Orston Plaster Pits" (PDF).
45. "Pleasley Vale Railway" (PDF).
46. "Rainworth Heath" (PDF).
47. "Rainworth Lakes" (PDF).
48. "Redgate Woods And Mansey Common" (PDF).
49. "River Idle Washlands" (PDF).
50. "Robbinetts" (PDF).
51. "Roe Wood" (PDF).
52. "Rushcliffe Golf Course" (PDF).
53. "Scrooby Top Quarry" (PDF).
54. "Seller'S Wood" (PDF).
55. "Sherwood Forest Golf Course" (PDF).
56. "Sledder Wood Meadows" (PDF).
57. "Spalford Warren" (PDF).
58. "Strawberry Hill Heaths" (PDF).
59. "Styrrup Quarry" (PDF).
60. "Sutton And Lound Gravel Pits" (PDF).
61. "Teversal Pastures" (PDF).
62. "Teversal To Pleasley Railway" (PDF).
63. "Thoresby Lake" (PDF).
64. "Treswell Wood" (PDF).
65. "Welbeck Lake" (PDF).
66. "Wellow Park" (PDF).
67. "Wilford Claypits" (PDF).
68. "Wilwell Cutting" (PDF).
69. "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2008-02-21.

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