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For Hong Kong SSSIs, see <a href="/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_(Hong_Kong)" title="Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)">Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arlington_Reservoir.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Arlington_Reservoir.jpg/220px-Arlington_Reservoir.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Arlington_Reservoir.jpg/330px-Arlington_Reservoir.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Arlington_Reservoir.jpg/440px-Arlington_Reservoir.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="479" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Reservoir" title="Arlington Reservoir">Arlington Reservoir</a>, a 99.4-hectare (246-acre) biological SSSI in <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_East_Sussex" title="Arlington, East Sussex">Arlington, East Sussex</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashes_Hollow_on_the_Long_Mynd_in_Shropshire.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Ashes_Hollow_on_the_Long_Mynd_in_Shropshire.jpeg/220px-Ashes_Hollow_on_the_Long_Mynd_in_Shropshire.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Ashes_Hollow_on_the_Long_Mynd_in_Shropshire.jpeg/330px-Ashes_Hollow_on_the_Long_Mynd_in_Shropshire.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Ashes_Hollow_on_the_Long_Mynd_in_Shropshire.jpeg/440px-Ashes_Hollow_on_the_Long_Mynd_in_Shropshire.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Long_Mynd" title="Long Mynd">Long Mynd</a>, view up <a href="/wiki/Quinny_Brook" title="Quinny Brook">Ashes Hollow</a> towards Pole Bank</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>site of special scientific interest</b> (<b>SSSI</b>) in <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a>, or an <b>area of special scientific interest</b> (<b>ASSI</b>) in the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, is a <a href="/wiki/Conservation_designation" title="Conservation designation">conservation designation</a> denoting a <a href="/wiki/Protected_area" title="Protected area">protected area</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a>. SSSI/ASSIs are the basic building block of site-based <a href="/wiki/Nature_conservation" title="Nature conservation">nature conservation</a> legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in the United Kingdom are based upon them, including <a href="/wiki/National_nature_reserve_(United_Kingdom)" title="National nature reserve (United Kingdom)">national nature reserves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramsar_Convention" title="Ramsar Convention">Ramsar sites</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special_Protection_Area" title="Special Protection Area">Special Protection Areas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Special_Area_of_Conservation" title="Special Area of Conservation">Special Areas of Conservation</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Acronym" title="Acronym">acronym</a> "SSSI" is often pronounced "triple-S I".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selection_and_conservation">Selection and conservation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Selection and conservation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sites notified for their <a href="/wiki/Biology" title="Biology">biological</a> interest are known as Biological SSSIs (or ASSIs), and those notified for geological or <a href="/wiki/Physical_geography" title="Physical geography">physiographic</a> interest are Geological SSSIs (or ASSIs). Sites may be divided into management units, with some areas including units that are noted for both biological and geological interest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biological">Biological</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Biological"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Biological SSSI/ASSIs may be selected for various reasons, which for Great Britain is governed by published SSSI Selection Guidelines.<sup id="cite_ref-Guidelines_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guidelines-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within each area, a representative series of the best examples of each significant natural habitat may be notified, and for rarer habitats all examples may be included. Sites of particular significance for various <a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">taxonomic</a> groups may be selected (for example birds, <a href="/wiki/Dragonfly" title="Dragonfly">dragonflies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Butterfly" title="Butterfly">butterflies</a>, reptiles, <a href="/wiki/Amphibian" title="Amphibian">amphibians</a>, etc.)—each of these groups has its own set of selection guidelines. </p><p>Conservation of biological SSSI/ASSIs usually involves continuation of the natural and artificial processes which resulted in their development and survival, for example the continued traditional <a href="/wiki/Grazing" title="Grazing">grazing</a> of <a href="/wiki/Heath" title="Heath">heathland</a> or <a href="/wiki/Calcareous_grassland" title="Calcareous grassland">chalk grassland</a>. </p><p>In England, the designating body for SSSIs, <a href="/wiki/Natural_England" title="Natural England">Natural England</a>, selects biological SSSIs from within <a href="/wiki/Natural_areas_of_England" title="Natural areas of England">natural areas</a> which are areas with particular <a href="/wiki/Landscape" title="Landscape">landscape</a> and ecological characteristics, or on a county basis. In Scotland, the designating authority is <a href="/wiki/NatureScot" title="NatureScot">NatureScot</a>; the role in Wales is performed by <a href="/wiki/Natural_Resources_Wales" title="Natural Resources Wales">Natural Resources Wales</a> (formerly the <a href="/wiki/Countryside_Council_for_Wales" title="Countryside Council for Wales">Countryside Council for Wales</a>). In the Isle of Man the role is performed by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Environment,_Food_and_Agriculture_(Isle_of_Man)" title="Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (Isle of Man)">Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geological">Geological</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geological"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Regionally_important_geological_site" title="Regionally important geological site">Regionally important geological site</a></div> <p>Geological SSSI/ASSIs are selected by a different mechanism to biological ones, with a minimalistic system selecting one site for each geological feature in Great Britain. Academic geological specialists have reviewed geological literature, selecting sites within Great Britain of at least national importance for each of the most important features within each geological topic (or <i>block</i>). Each of these sites is described, with most published in the <a href="/wiki/Geological_Conservation_Review" title="Geological Conservation Review">Geological Conservation Review</a> series, and so becomes a <i>GCR site</i>. Almost all GCR sites (but no other sites) are subsequently notified as geological SSSIs, except some that coincide with designated biological SSSI management units. A GCR site may contain features from several different topic blocks, for example a site may contain <a href="/wiki/Stratum" title="Stratum">strata</a> containing vertebrate fossils, insect fossils and plant fossils and it may also be of importance for <a href="/wiki/Stratigraphy" title="Stratigraphy">stratigraphy</a>. </p><p>Geological sites fall into two types, having different conservation priorities: exposure sites, and deposit sites. Exposure sites are where <a href="/wiki/Quarry" title="Quarry">quarries</a>, disused railway cuttings, cliffs or <a href="/wiki/Outcrop" title="Outcrop">outcrops</a> give access to extensive geological features, such as particular <a href="/wiki/Rock_(geology)" title="Rock (geology)">rock</a> layers. If the exposure becomes obscured, the feature could in principle be re-exposed elsewhere. Conservation of these sites usually concentrates on maintenance of access for future study. Deposit sites are features which are limited in extent or physically delicate—for example, they include small <a href="/wiki/Lens_(geology)" title="Lens (geology)">lenses</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sediment" title="Sediment">sediment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tailings" title="Tailings">mine tailings</a>, caves and other <a href="/wiki/Landform" title="Landform">landforms</a>. If such features become damaged they cannot be recreated, and conservation usually involves protecting the feature from <a href="/wiki/Erosion" title="Erosion">erosion</a> or other damage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_status">Legal status</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Legal status"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following devolution, legal arrangements for SSSIs (Scotland, England, Wales) and ASSIs (Northern Ireland) differ between the countries of the UK. The Isle of Man ASSI system is a separate entity. </p><p>NatureScot publishes a summary of the SSSI arrangements for SSSI owners and occupiers (other than public bodies) which can be downloaded from its website. Legal documents for all SSSIs in Scotland are available on the SSSI Register, hosted by The <a href="/wiki/Registers_of_Scotland" title="Registers of Scotland">Registers of Scotland</a>. Further information about SSSIs in Scotland is available on the NatureScot website. </p><p>The decision to notify an SSSI is made by the relevant nature conservation body (the <i>appropriate conservation body</i>) for that part of the United Kingdom: <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Environment_Agency" title="Northern Ireland Environment Agency">Northern Ireland Environment Agency</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natural_England" title="Natural England">Natural England</a>, <a href="/wiki/NatureScot" title="NatureScot">NatureScot</a> or <a href="/wiki/Natural_Resources_Wales" title="Natural Resources Wales">Natural Resources Wales</a>. SSSIs were originally set up by the <a href="/wiki/National_Parks_and_Access_to_the_Countryside_Act_1949" title="National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949">National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949</a>, but the current legal framework for SSSIs is provided in England and Wales by the <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_and_Countryside_Act_1981" title="Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981">Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981</a>, amended in 1985 and further substantially amended in 2000 (by the <a href="/wiki/Countryside_and_Rights_of_Way_Act_2000" title="Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000">Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000</a>), in Scotland by the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 and in Northern Ireland by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nature_Conservation_and_Amenity_Lands_(Northern_Ireland)_Order_1985&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (page does not exist)">Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985</a>. SSSIs are also covered under the <a href="/wiki/Water_Resources_Act_1991" title="Water Resources Act 1991">Water Resources Act 1991</a> and related legislation. </p><p>An SSSI may be made on any area of land which is considered to be of special interest by virtue of its <a href="/wiki/Fauna" title="Fauna">fauna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flora" title="Flora">flora</a>, geological or physiographical / geomorphological features. </p><p>SSSI notification can cover any "land" within the area of the relevant nature conservation body, including dry land, land covered by <a href="/wiki/Fresh_water" title="Fresh water">fresh water</a>. The extent to which an SSSI/ASSI may extend seawards differs between countries. In Scotland an SSSI may include the intertidal land down to mean low water spring or to the extent of the local planning authority area, thus only limited areas of estuaries and coastal waters beyond MLWS may be included. In England, Natural England may notify an SSSI over estuarial waters and further adjacent waters in certain circumstances (section 28(1A & 1B) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as amended by Part 2 of Annex 13 of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_and_Coastal_Access_Act_2010&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marine and Coastal Access Act 2010 (page does not exist)">Marine and Coastal Access Act 2010</a>). </p><p>Access to SSSIs is the same as for the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Rural_area" title="Rural area">countryside</a> of the relevant country. Most SSSIs/ASSIs are in private ownership and form parts of working farms, forests and estates. In Scotland, people may use their rights of responsible access to visit SSSIs. </p><p>When designating an SSSI/ASSI, the relevant nature conservation body must formally notify the interested parties and allow a period for them to make representations before confirming the notification. When creating a new SSSI/ASSI the designation has legal effect from the date of notification. The interested parties include central government, <a href="/wiki/Local_planning_authority" title="Local planning authority">local planning authorities</a>, national park authorities, all the owners and occupiers of the land, relevant public bodies such as the utility providers e.g., <a href="/wiki/Water_industry" title="Water industry">water companies</a>. In Scotland, NatureScot must also notify the relevant community councils and community group having registered an interest in the land. </p><p>The notification includes a description of the land and the natural features for which it is notified ("the citation"), a boundary map, and a list of the acts or omissions (activities) that the nature conservation body regulates through the issue of consents.<sup id="cite_ref-sssi_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sssi-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The various laws protect the interest features of SSSIs from development, from other damage, and (since 2000 in England) also from neglect. Protection is not necessarily absolute—generally it requires the SSSI interest to be considered properly against other factors. </p><p>Local planning authorities are required to have policies in their <a href="/wiki/Development_plan" title="Development plan">development plans</a> which protect SSSIs. They are then required to consult the appropriate conservation body over planning applications which might affect the interest of an SSSI (such a development might not be within or even close to the SSSI itself). The effect of this is to prevent development which harms the interest – except where the value of that interest is over-ridden by some more important factor, for example a requirement for a major road or port or oil pipe. The requirement for consultation covers any development which might affect the interest, not just developments within the SSSI itself – for example, a development a long way upstream of a <a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetland</a> SSSI might require consultation. Some developments might be neutral or beneficial, even if they are within the SSSI itself – the critical point is whether they harm the interest features. </p><p>The owners and occupiers of SSSIs are required (Scotland, England, Wales) to obtain consent from the relevant nature conservation body if they want to carry out, cause or permit to be carried out within the SSSI any of the activities listed in the notification. Formerly these activities were called 'potentially damaging operations' or PDOs. Under the current legal arrangements they are called 'operations requiring consent' or ORCs (Scotland), or 'operations likely to damage the SSSI interest' or OLDs (England & Wales). The list of ORCs/OLDs for each SSSI is unique to that site – though all are derived from a standard list for that country. The ORCs/OLDs are not "banned" activities – the list includes activities which would damage the interest, but also many which might be beneficial. For example, "<a href="/wiki/Grazing" title="Grazing">grazing</a>" (a standard item on the list) would require consent, even on a chalk grassland or heathland where grazing is an essential part of management. In England and Wales the list of OLDs is almost the same for each SSSI – and the list for an SSSI will only omit activities impossible on the particular SSSI (such as fishing where there is no water), and things requiring <a href="/wiki/Planning_permission" title="Planning permission">planning permission</a> (which are covered by the local planning authority consultation process). In Scotland, and following the implementation of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004, Scottish Natural Heritage (the former name for NatureScot) reviewed the ORC lists for each SSSI and removed those activities that were unlikely to happen and if they were to would be unlikely to damage the protected natural features, and other activities adequately regulated by other statutory regimes. The intention of this was to remove the need for owners and occupiers to obtain SSSI consent as well as licences/ permits from other authorities (who must consult NatureScot prior to determining such applications). Purely geological SSSIs often have much shorter OLD lists. </p><p>If a proposed activity would not affect the interest or is beneficial to it, then the conservation body will issue a "consent" allowing it to be carried out without further consultation. If it would be harmful, the conservation body may issue consent subject to conditions or refuse the application. If consent in writing is not given the operation must not proceed. Conditions may cover any relevant aspect of the proposed operation and may, for example, limit its timing, location or intensity. The process is slightly different where the owner or occupier is a public body, but the effect is broadly similar. </p><p>The relevant nature conservation body sends all SSSI owners and occupiers a site-specific 'site management statement' describing the ideal management (there may be grants available to help fund management). Owners and occupiers are encouraged to carry out this management, which in many (but not all) cases will be a continuation of the historical management of the land. Where an owner or occupier is unwilling or unable to carry out management, ultimately the conservation body can require it to be done. Public bodies which own or occupy an SSSI have a duty to manage it properly. Site management statements for SSSI in Scotland are available to download from the NatureScot website using the "Sitelink" facility. </p><p>The law protecting SSSIs now covers everyone, not just public bodies and the owners and occupiers of SSSIs. Previously, activities by "third parties" were not illegal under the SSSI legislation. This meant that damaging activities such as <a href="/wiki/Illegal_dumping" title="Illegal dumping">fly-tipping</a>, intensive bait-digging or trail biking on an SSSI were only prevented if done (or permitted) by the owner or occupier – not if done by trespassers or under public rights. The effect was, for example, to allow control of legal trail biking on SSSIs (where damaging to the interest), but not illegal trail biking. This <a href="/wiki/Loophole" title="Loophole">loophole</a> was closed by the <a href="/wiki/Countryside_and_Rights_of_Way_Act_2000" title="Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000">Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000</a> and section 19 of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. </p><p>Funding for the monitoring of SSSIs in England has been cut from £1.58 million in 2010 to £700,000 in 2018, causing concern that many have not been inspected over the last six years, as required by guidelines. Since the referendum to leave the EU in 2016, more than 450 staff have been transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Environment,_Food_and_Rural_Affairs" title="Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs">Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</a> (Defra). Neglected areas include <a href="/wiki/Exmoor" title="Exmoor">Exmoor</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lake_District" title="Lake District">Lake District</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pennines" title="Pennines">Pennines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Wash" title="The Wash">The Wash</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notification">Notification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The process of designating a site as of Special Scientific Interest is called notification; this is followed by consultation with the site's owners and occupiers, and the notification is then confirmed or withdrawn (in whole or part). At the time of the passing of the <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_and_Countryside_Act_1981" title="Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981">Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981</a>, many SSSIs were already in existence, having been notified over the previous decades under the <a href="/wiki/National_Parks_and_Access_to_the_Countryside_Act_1949" title="National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949">National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949</a>. Each of these was considered in turn, and either denotified, or <i>renotified</i>—brought under the provisions of the new Act, often with boundary changes. This complex process took some ten years to complete for the several thousand SSSIs. </p><p>For the purposes of selecting the original tranche of SSSIs, Natural England's predecessors (the Nature Conservancy, the <a href="/wiki/Nature_Conservancy_Council" title="Nature Conservancy Council">Nature Conservancy Council</a> and <a href="/wiki/English_Nature" title="English Nature">English Nature</a>) used a system termed "areas of search" (AOSs).<sup id="cite_ref-AOS1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AOS1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JNCC_AOSs_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNCC_AOSs-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In England these were largely based on the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">1974–1996 administrative counties</a> (with larger counties divided into two or more areas), whereas in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> they are based around districts.<sup id="cite_ref-AOS1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AOS1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The individual AOSs are between 400 km<sup>2</sup> (150 sq mi) and 4,000 km<sup>2</sup> (1,500 sq mi) in size.<sup id="cite_ref-AOS1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AOS1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were 59 AOSs in England, 12 in Wales, and 44 in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vice-county" title="Vice-county">Watsonian vice-counties</a> were formerly used for selection over the whole of Great Britain. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 40em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Conservation_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Conservation in the United Kingdom">Conservation in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Nature_Conservation_Committee" title="Joint Nature Conservation Committee">Joint Nature Conservation Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ASSIs_in_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ASSIs in Northern Ireland">List of ASSIs in Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_SSSIs_by_Area_of_Search" class="mw-redirect" title="List of SSSIs by Area of Search">List of SSSIs by Area of Search</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_the_largest_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_England" title="List of the largest Sites of Special Scientific Interest in England">List of the largest Sites of Special Scientific Interest in England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Wales" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wales">List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Isle_of_Man#Protected_sites_for_nature_conservation" title="Geography of the Isle of Man">Protected sites for nature conservation in the Isle of Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_Area_Code" title="Natural Area Code">Natural Area Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_(Hong_Kong)" title="Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)">Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Tree+Terms&rft.atitle=triple+SI&rft.au=Philip+Wilson&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.treeterms.co.uk%2Fdefinitions%2Ftriple-si&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASite+of+Special+Scientific+Interest" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Guidelines-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Guidelines_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2303">"Guidelines for selection of biological SSSIs"</a>. <i>jncc.defra.gov.uk</i>. Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 March</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=jncc.defra.gov.uk&rft.atitle=Guidelines+for+selection+of+biological+SSSIs&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fjncc.defra.gov.uk%2Fpage-2303&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASite+of+Special+Scientific+Interest" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sssi-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sssi_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1006622&SiteName=avon&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=">"Designated SSSI Avon Valley Bickton to Christchurch"</a>. Natural England. 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 April</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Designated+SSSI+Avon+Valley+Bickton+to+Christchurch&rft.pub=Natural+England&rft.date=2017&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdesignatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk%2FSiteDetail.aspx%3FSiteCode%3DS1006622%26SiteName%3Davon%26countyCode%3D%26responsiblePerson%3D%26unitId%3D%26SeaArea%3D%26IFCAArea%3D&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASite+of+Special+Scientific+Interest" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFair2018" class="citation journal cs1">Fair, James (December 2018). "Concern for sites of scientific interest". <i>BBC Wildlife</i>. <b>36</b> (13): 55.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+Wildlife&rft.atitle=Concern+for+sites+of+scientific+interest&rft.volume=36&rft.issue=13&rft.pages=55&rft.date=2018-12&rft.aulast=Fair&rft.aufirst=James&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASite+of+Special+Scientific+Interest" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AOS1-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AOS1_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AOS1_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AOS1_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">NCC 1989, page 17, note 4.11</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-JNCC_AOSs-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-JNCC_AOSs_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/ENRR394.pdf">"English Nature Research Reports Number 394: An implementation framework for the conservation, protection and management of nationally important marine wildlife in the UK"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>jncc.defra.gov.uk</i>. 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href="/w/index.php?title=Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nature_Conservancy_Council" title="Nature Conservancy Council">Nature Conservancy Council</a> (1989) <i>Guidelines for selection of biological SSSIs</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86139-544-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-86139-544-1">0-86139-544-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_England" title="Natural England">Natural England</a> (2009) <i>Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a 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of Man)">Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (Isle of Man)</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://magic.defra.gov.uk/">MAGIC website</a> with interactive map of designations in England, including SSSI boundaries and condition assessments (select "Interactive Map", then "Rural Designations – Statutory" in step 1)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sketchmap.co.uk/">Sketchmap</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121213103001/http://www.sketchmap.co.uk/">Archived</a> 13 December 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> interactive map of designations in Great Britain, including SSSI boundaries (select 'Nature Reserves' in UK Map Layers)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://naturenet.net/status/sssi.html">Overview of SSSIs</a> at Naturenet</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style 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href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_by_Area_of_Search" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by Area of Search">Area of Search</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">England</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Avon" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon">Avon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Bedfordshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Berkshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire">Berkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Buckinghamshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Cambridgeshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Cheshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire">Cheshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Cleveland" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Cornwall" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall">Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_County_Durham" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham">County Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Cumbria" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria">Cumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Derbyshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Devon" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon">Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Dorset" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset">Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_the_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_East_Sussex" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex">East Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Essex" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Essex">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Gloucestershire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Greater_London" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater London">Greater London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Greater_Manchester" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Hampshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire">Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Herefordshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Hertfordshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_on_the_Isle_of_Wight" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Kent" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kent">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Lancashire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Lancashire">Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Leicestershire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Lincolnshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Merseyside" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merseyside">Merseyside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Norfolk" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_North_Yorkshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire">North Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Northamptonshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Northumberland" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland">Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Nottinghamshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nottinghamshire">Nottinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Oxfordshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Rutland" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Rutland">Rutland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Shropshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Shropshire">Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Somerset" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_South_Yorkshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Staffordshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Suffolk" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk">Suffolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Surrey" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey">Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Tyne_and_Wear" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tyne and Wear">Tyne and Wear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Warwickshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_the_West_Midlands" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands">West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_West_Sussex" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex">West Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_West_Yorkshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Yorkshire">West Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Wiltshire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Worcestershire" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scotland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Angus_and_Dundee" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Angus and Dundee">Angus and Dundee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Annandale_and_Eskdale" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Annandale and Eskdale">Annandale and Eskdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Badenoch_and_Strathspey" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Badenoch and Strathspey">Badenoch and Strathspey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Banff_and_Buchan" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Banff and Buchan">Banff and Buchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Berwickshire_and_Roxburgh" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berwickshire and Roxburgh">Berwickshire and Roxburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Caithness" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Caithness">Caithness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Clydesdale_and_South_East_Glasgow" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Clydesdale and South East Glasgow">Clydesdale and South East Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Cumnock_and_Kyle" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cumnock and Kyle">Cumnock and Kyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Dumbarton_and_North_Glasgow" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dumbarton and North Glasgow">Dumbarton and North Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Dunfermline_and_Kirkcaldy" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy">Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_East_Perth" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Perth">East Perth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_East_Ross_and_Cromarty" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Ross and Cromarty">East Ross and Cromarty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Edinburgh_and_West_Lothian" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Edinburgh and West Lothian">Edinburgh and West Lothian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Falkirk_and_Clackmannan" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Falkirk and Clackmannan">Falkirk and Clackmannan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Gordon_and_Aberdeen" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gordon and Aberdeen">Gordon and Aberdeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Inverness" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Inverness">Inverness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Islay_and_Jura" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Islay and Jura">Islay and Jura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Kincardine_and_Deeside" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kincardine and Deeside">Kincardine and Deeside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Kintyre" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kintyre">Kintyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Lorne" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Lorne">Lorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Mid_and_East_Lothian" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Mid and East Lothian">Mid and East Lothian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Mid_Argyll_and_Cowal" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Mid Argyll and Cowal">Mid Argyll and Cowal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Moray_and_Nairn" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Moray and Nairn">Moray and Nairn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Mull,_Coll_and_Tiree" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Mull, Coll and Tiree">Mull, Coll and Tiree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Nithsdale" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nithsdale">Nithsdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_North_East_Fife" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North East Fife">North East Fife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_North_Lochaber" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Lochaber">North Lochaber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_North_West_Sutherland" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North West Sutherland">North West Sutherland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_North_Wester_Ross_and_Cromarty" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Wester Ross and Cromarty">North Wester Ross and Cromarty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Orkney" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Orkney">Orkney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Renfrew_and_Cunninghame" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Renfrew and Cunninghame">Renfrew and Cunninghame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Rum_and_the_Small_Isles" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Rum and the Small Isles">Rum and the Small Isles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Shetland" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Shetland">Shetland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Skye_and_Lochalsh" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Skye and Lochalsh">Skye and Lochalsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_South_East_Sutherland" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in South East Sutherland">South East Sutherland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_South_Lochaber" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in South Lochaber">South Lochaber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_South_Perth" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in South Perth">South Perth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_South_Wester_Ross_and_Cromarty" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in South Wester Ross and Cromarty">South Wester Ross and Cromarty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Stirling" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Stirling">Stirling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Tweeddale_and_Ettrick_and_Lauderdale" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tweeddale and Ettrick and Lauderdale">Tweeddale and Ettrick and Lauderdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_West_Perth" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Perth">West Perth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Western_Isles_North" title="List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Western Isles North">Western Isles North</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/List_of_SSSIs_in_West_Glamorgan" title="List of SSSIs in West Glamorgan">West Glamorgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_SSSIs_in_West_Gwynedd" title="List of SSSIs in West Gwynedd">West Gwynedd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Northern Ireland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Areas_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Antrim" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Areas of Special Scientific Interest in Antrim">County Antrim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ASSIs_in_Armagh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ASSIs in Armagh">County Armagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ASSIs_in_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ASSIs in Down">County Down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ASSIs_in_Fermanagh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ASSIs in Fermanagh">County Fermanagh</a></li> <li><a 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