Heswall Dales

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Heswall Dales
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Heswall Dales, Wirral, Merseyside (2008).jpg
Heswall Dales in 2008, overlooking the River Dee
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Location within Merseyside
Area of Search Merseyside
Grid reference SJ261821
Coordinates 53°19′48″N3°06′58″W / 53.330°N 3.116°W / 53.330; -3.116 Coordinates: 53°19′48″N3°06′58″W / 53.330°N 3.116°W / 53.330; -3.116
InterestBiological
Area29.6 hectares, 73.1 acres (296,000 m2)
Notification 1979 / 1983
Natural England website

Heswall Dales is an area of some 72 acres (290,000 m2) of lowland heath situated close to Heswall on the Wirral Peninsula, England.

It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest [1] [2] and a Local Nature Reserve. [3] [4] [5] Heswall Dales offers views of the Dee Estuary and over the River Dee the Clwydian Hills of Wales.

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References

  1. "Heswall Dales citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012.
  2. "Map of Heswall Dales". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.
  3. "Green Flag Parks and Open Spaces". Wirral Council. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. "Heswall Dales". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  5. "Map of Heswall Dales". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.