List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Lancashire

Whin Fell, part of the Bowland Fells SSSI

The list below shows the 69 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Lancashire area of search. Note that English Nature, the designating body for SSSIs in England, uses the 1974-1996 county system, and this list follows the same approach. Some sites that might be expected to be here could therefore be in the Merseyside or Greater Manchester lists.

Of the 69 sites listed, 14 are listed purely for their geological interest, and 49 are listed for biological interest. A further 6 sites have both geological and biological significant features.

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

Sites

Contents: 

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Site name	Reason for designation		Area [A]		Grid reference [B]	Year in which notified	Other designations	Map [C]
	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres
Artle Dale	Y		25.8	63.8	54°03′36″N2°41′53″W / 54.06°N 2.698°W / 54.06; -2.698 (Artle Dale)      SD544629	1990		Map [1]
Barn Gill Meadow	Y		5.5	13.5	53°59′13″N2°24′43″W / 53.987°N 2.412°W / 53.987; -2.412 (Barn Gill Meadow)      SD731546	1996		Map [2]
Beeston Brook Pasture	Y		1.8	4.5	53°44′42″N2°37′01″W / 53.745°N 2.617°W / 53.745; -2.617 (Beeston Brook Pasture)      SD594278	1999		Map [3]
Bell Sykes Meadows	Y		13.8	34.1	53°58′05″N2°25′59″W / 53.968°N 2.433°W / 53.968; -2.433 (Bell Sykes Meadows)      SD717525	1999	AONB, SAC	Map [4]
Bowland Fells	Y	Y	16,007.6	39,555.7	53°56′42″N2°35′13″W / 53.945°N 2.587°W / 53.945; -2.587 (Bowland Fells)      SD616500	1988	AONB, SPA, GCR, NCR	Map [5]
Burton Wood	Y		18.5	45.7	54°05′24″N2°42′11″W / 54.09°N 2.703°W / 54.09; -2.703 (Burton Wood)      SD541662	1984	NCR	Map [6]
Calf Hill And Cragg Woods	Y		34.4	85.1	54°02′49″N2°42′04″W / 54.047°N 2.701°W / 54.047; -2.701 (Calf Hill And Cragg Woods)      SD542614	2000	AONB	Map [7]
Charnock Richard Pasture	Y		1.2	2.9	53°37′55″N2°39′43″W / 53.632°N 2.662°W / 53.632; -2.662 (Charnock Richard Pasture)      SD563153	1990		Map [8]
Clear Beck Meadow	Y		0.5	1.3	54°06′11″N2°35′20″W / 54.103°N 2.589°W / 54.103; -2.589 (Clear Beck Meadow)      SD616676	1988		Map [9]
Clitheroe Knoll Reefs		Y	117.8	291.0	53°53′10″N2°20′20″W / 53.886°N 2.339°W / 53.886; -2.339 (Clitheroe Knoll Reefs)      SD778434	1987	GCR	Map [10]
Cock Wood Gorge		Y	2.8	7.0	53°48′18″N2°23′13″W / 53.805°N 2.387°W / 53.805; -2.387 (Cock Wood Gorge)      SD746344	1983	GCR	Map [11]
Cockerham Marsh	Y		9.8	24.3	53°57′22″N2°50′49″W / 53.956°N 2.847°W / 53.956; -2.847 (Cockerham Marsh)      SD445514	1985		Map [12]
Coldwell Farm Pasture	Y		0.8	2.0	54°11′46″N2°48′11″W / 54.196°N 2.803°W / 54.196; -2.803 (Coldwell Farm Pasture)      SD477781	1992		Map [13]
Coplow Quarry		Y	5.2	12.8	53°52′59″N2°22′55″W / 53.883°N 2.382°W / 53.883; -2.382 (Coplow Quarry)      SD750431	1983	GCR	Map [14]
Crag Bank	Y		3.7	9.2	54°07′16″N2°47′06″W / 54.121°N 2.785°W / 54.121; -2.785 (Crag Bank)      SD488697	1985		Map [15]
Cringlebarrow And Deepdale	Y		50.2	123.9	54°10′16″N2°46′26″W / 54.171°N 2.774°W / 54.171; -2.774 (Cringlebarrow And Deepdale)      SD496753	1983	SAC	Map [16]
Darwen River Section		Y	6.4	15.7	53°45′29″N2°34′52″W / 53.758°N 2.581°W / 53.758; -2.581 (Darwen River Section)      SD618292	1984	GCR	Map [17]
Downholland Moss		Y	21.8	53.8	53°33′47″N3°01′05″W / 53.563°N 3.018°W / 53.563; -3.018 (Downholland Moss)      SD327079	1990	GCR	Map [18]
Eaves Wood	Y		52.2	129.1	54°11′N2°49′W / 54.18°N 2.82°W / 54.18; -2.82 (Eaves Wood)      SD466763	1984	NT, NCR	Map [19]
Far Holme Meadow	Y		1.7	4.2	54°05′02″N2°32′35″W / 54.084°N 2.543°W / 54.084; -2.543 (Far Holme Meadow)      SD646655	1994		Map [20]
Field Head Meadow	Y		3.3	8.1	53°58′01″N2°25′16″W / 53.967°N 2.421°W / 53.967; -2.421 (Field Head Meadow)      SD725524	1999	AONB	Map [21]
Gait Barrows	Y	Y	69.8	172.4	54°11′13″N2°47′49″W / 54.187°N 2.797°W / 54.187; -2.797 (Gait Barrows)      SD481771	1984	GCR, NNR, NCR, SAC	Map [22]
Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood	Y		9.4	23.2	53°37′23″N2°27′14″W / 53.623°N 2.454°W / 53.623; -2.454 (Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood)      SD701141	1984		Map [23]
Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries		Y	2.9	7.2	53°46′59″N2°25′34″W / 53.783°N 2.426°W / 53.783; -2.426 (Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries)      SD720319	1984	GCR	Map [24]
Hawes Water	Y		89.4	220.9	54°10′52″N2°48′22″W / 54.181°N 2.806°W / 54.181; -2.806 (Hawes Water)      SD475764	1986	NNR, NCR, SAC, LNR	Map [25]
Heysham Moss	Y		12.4	30.6	54°02′20″N2°53′02″W / 54.039°N 2.884°W / 54.039; -2.884 (Heysham Moss)      SD422607	1992		Map [26]
Hodder River Section		Y	7.0	17.3	53°51′14″N2°27′18″W / 53.854°N 2.455°W / 53.854; -2.455 (Hodder River Section)      SD702399	1986	GCR	Map [27]
Hodge Clough		Y	2.8	6.8	53°40′12″N2°19′30″W / 53.67°N 2.325°W / 53.67; -2.325 (Hodge Clough)      SD786193	1984	GCR	Map [28]
Jack Scout	Y		6.7	16.7	54°09′22″N2°49′48″W / 54.156°N 2.83°W / 54.156; -2.83 (Jack Scout)      SD459737	1991	NCR	Map [29]
Langcliff Cross Meadow	Y		5.3	13.0	53°57′40″N2°25′08″W / 53.961°N 2.419°W / 53.961; -2.419 (Langcliff Cross Meadow)      SD726517	1989	AONB, SAC	Map [30]
Leck Beck Head Catchment Area		Y	691.9	1,709.6	54°12′29″N2°30′32″W / 54.208°N 2.509°W / 54.208; -2.509 (Leck Beck Head Catchment Area)      SD669793	1986	GCR	Map [31]
Lee Quarry		Y	49.1	121.4	53°41′02″N2°12′32″W / 53.684°N 2.209°W / 53.684; -2.209 (Lee Quarry)      SD863209	1997	GCR	Map [32]
Leighton Moss	Y		131.6	325.2	54°09′58″N2°47′42″W / 54.166°N 2.795°W / 54.166; -2.795 (Leighton Moss)      SD482748	1984	SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, RSPB	Map [33]
Light Clough		Y	0.5	1.2	53°49′59″N2°22′48″W / 53.833°N 2.38°W / 53.833; -2.38 (Light Clough)      SD751375	1984	GCR	Map [34]
Little Mearley Clough		Y	5.9	14.5	53°52′01″N2°19′52″W / 53.867°N 2.331°W / 53.867; -2.331 (Little Mearley Clough)      SD783412	1986	GCR	Map [35]
Longworth Clough	Y		24.6	60.7	53°37′52″N2°27′40″W / 53.631°N 2.461°W / 53.631; -2.461 (Longworth Clough)      SD696150	1994		Map [36]
Lower Red Lees Pasture	Y		4.0	9.9	53°39′25″N2°19′26″W / 53.657°N 2.324°W / 53.657; -2.324 (Lower Red Lees Pasture)      SD787179	1994		Map [37]
Lune Estuary	Y		7,633.2	18,862.1	53°59′13″N2°55′34″W / 53.987°N 2.926°W / 53.987; -2.926 (Lune Estuary)      SD394549	1990	SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [38]
Lytham Coastal Changes		Y	24.9	61.5	53°44′56″N2°56′42″W / 53.749°N 2.945°W / 53.749; -2.945 (Lytham Coastal Changes)      SD378285	1999	GCR	Map [39]
Lytham St. Anne's Dunes	Y		24.7	60.9	53°46′01″N3°02′49″W / 53.767°N 3.047°W / 53.767; -3.047 (Lytham St. Anne'S Dunes)      SD311306	1991	LNR	Map [40]
Martin Mere, Burscough	Y		119.8	295.9	53°37′26″N2°52′41″W / 53.624°N 2.878°W / 53.624; -2.878 (Martin Mere, Burscough)      SD420145	1984	SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, WWT	Map [41]
Marton Mere, Blackpool	Y		39.5	97.6	53°48′36″N2°59′56″W / 53.81°N 2.999°W / 53.81; -2.999 (Marton Mere, Blackpool)      SD343353	1984	LNR	Map [42]
Mere Sands Wood	Y	Y	41.9	103.6	53°38′06″N2°50′17″W / 53.635°N 2.838°W / 53.635; -2.838 (Mere Sands Wood)      SD447157	1985	GCR, WT	Map [43]
Morecambe Bay	Y		25,665.2	63,420.2	54°06′22″N2°58′34″W / 54.106°N 2.976°W / 54.106; -2.976 (Morecambe Bay)      SD363682	1990	AONB, SPA, NP, NCR, Ramsar site, RSPB, SAC	Map [44]
Myttons Meadows	Y		10.1	25.0	53°58′26″N2°27′32″W / 53.974°N 2.459°W / 53.974; -2.459 (Myttons Meadows)      SD700532	1985	AONB, SAC	Map [45]
New Ing Meadow	Y		2.1	5.2	53°57′00″N2°19′30″W / 53.95°N 2.325°W / 53.95; -2.325 (New Ing Meadow)      SD788505	1992		Map [46]
Newton Marsh	Y		66.0	163.1	53°45′18″N2°50′10″W / 53.755°N 2.836°W / 53.755; -2.836 (Newton Marsh)      SD450291	1986		Map [47]
Oak Field	Y		21.1	52.1	53°37′59″N2°27′47″W / 53.633°N 2.463°W / 53.633; -2.463 (Oak Field)      SD695153	1985		Map [48]
Ravenhead Brickworks		Y	22.1	54.6	53°32′13″N2°44′10″W / 53.537°N 2.736°W / 53.537; -2.736 (Ravenhead Brickworks)      SD513047	2002	GCR	Map [49]
Red Scar And Tun Brook Woods	Y		63.6	157.2	53°47′02″N2°37′48″W / 53.784°N 2.63°W / 53.784; -2.63 (Red Scar And Tun Brook Woods)      SD586321	1986	WT	Map [50]
Ribble Estuary	Y		9,348.5	23,100.5	53°42′50″N2°59′28″W / 53.714°N 2.991°W / 53.714; -2.991 (Ribble Estuary)      SD347246	1984	SPA, NNR, NCR, Ramsar site	Map [51]
Robert Hall Moor	Y		19.7	48.8	54°06′47″N2°33′58″W / 54.113°N 2.566°W / 54.113; -2.566 (Robert Hall Moor)      SD631687	1985		Map [52]
Roeburndale Woods	Y		41.7	103.0	54°05′02″N2°36′04″W / 54.084°N 2.601°W / 54.084; -2.601 (Roeburndale Woods)      SD608655	1984	NCR	Map [53]
Rough Hey Wood	Y		6.2	15.2	53°52′44″N2°43′48″W / 53.879°N 2.73°W / 53.879; -2.73 (Rough Hey Wood)      SD521428	1984		Map [54]
Salthill And Bellmanpark Quarries	Y	Y	17.6	43.6	53°52′44″N2°22′12″W / 53.879°N 2.37°W / 53.879; -2.37 (Salthill And Bellmanpark Quarries)      SD758426	1987	GCR, LNR	Map [55]
Silverdale Golf Course	Y		0.6	1.5	54°10′23″N2°48′36″W / 54.173°N 2.81°W / 54.173; -2.81 (Silverdale Golf Course)      SD472755	1998	AONB	Map [56]
South Pennine Moors	Y	Y	20,944.5	51,755.0	53°48′40″N2°03′43″W / 53.811°N 2.062°W / 53.811; -2.062 (South Pennine Moors)      SD960350	1994	SPA, SAM, ESA, GCR, NT, SAC	Map [57]
Standridge Farm Pasture	Y		4.5	11.1	53°58′34″N2°24′32″W / 53.976°N 2.409°W / 53.976; -2.409 (Standridge Farm Pasture)      SD733534	1998	AONB	Map [58]
Tarnbrook Meadows	Y		11.9	29.3	53°59′38″N2°38′02″W / 53.994°N 2.634°W / 53.994; -2.634 (Tarnbrook Meadows)      SD585555	1989		Map [59]
Thrang End And Yealand Hall Allotment	Y		51.5	127.2	54°10′52″N2°47′02″W / 54.181°N 2.784°W / 54.181; -2.784 (Thrang End And Yealand Hall Allotment)      SD489764	1987	SAC	Map [60]
Thrang Wood	Y		4.8	11.8	54°11′10″N2°47′38″W / 54.186°N 2.794°W / 54.186; -2.794 (Thrang Wood)      SD483770	1999	AONB, SAC	Map [61]
Thwaite House Moss	Y		7.3	17.9	54°06′47″N2°46′19″W / 54.113°N 2.772°W / 54.113; -2.772 (Thwaite House Moss)      SD496689	2004		Map [62]
Trowbarrow Quarry	Y	Y	7.5	18.4	54°10′41″N2°47′53″W / 54.178°N 2.798°W / 54.178; -2.798 (Trowbarrow Quarry)      SD480761	1990	GCR, LNR	Map [63]
Warton Crag	Y		72.7	179.6	54°08′53″N2°46′41″W / 54.148°N 2.778°W / 54.148; -2.778 (Warton Crag)      SD493727	1986	NCR, LNR	Map [64]
White Coppice Flush	Y		0.5	1.3	53°40′19″N2°34′30″W / 53.672°N 2.575°W / 53.672; -2.575 (White Coppice Flush)      SD621197	1985		Map [65]
White Moss	Y		12.3	30.4	53°59′13″N2°19′08″W / 53.987°N 2.319°W / 53.987; -2.319 (White Moss)      SD792546	1985		Map [66]
Winmarleigh Moss	Y		89.3	220.6	53°55′26″N2°50′49″W / 53.924°N 2.847°W / 53.924; -2.847 (Winmarleigh Moss)      SD445479	1991		Map [67]
Wrightington Bar Pasture	Y		1.3	3.3	53°36′50″N2°41′53″W / 53.614°N 2.698°W / 53.614; -2.698 (Wrightington Bar Pasture)      SD539133	1992		Map [68]
Wyre Estuary	Y		1,481.8	3,661.6	53°51′43″N2°58′34″W / 53.862°N 2.976°W / 53.862; -2.976 (Wyre Estuary)      SD359411	1995	SPA, WT, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [69]

Notes

^A Reason for designation; either for the site's biological interest, or its geological interest.

^B Data rounded to one decimal place.

^C Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey. ^[70]

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

References

1. "Artle Dale" (PDF).
2. "Barn Gill Meadow" (PDF).
3. "Beeston Brook Pasture" (PDF).
4. "Bell Sykes Meadows" (PDF).
5. "Bowland Fells" (PDF).
6. "Burton Wood" (PDF).
7. "Calf Hill And Cragg Woods" (PDF).
8. "Charnock Richard Pasture" (PDF).
9. "Clear Beck Meadow" (PDF).
10. "Clitheroe Knoll Reefs" (PDF).
11. "Cock Wood Gorge" (PDF).
12. "Cockerham Marsh" (PDF).
13. "Coldwell Farm Pasture" (PDF).
14. "Coplow Quarry" (PDF).
15. "Crag Bank" (PDF).
16. "Cringlebarrow And Deepdale" (PDF).
17. "Darwen River Section" (PDF).
18. "Downholland Moss" (PDF).
19. "Eaves Wood" (PDF).
20. "Far Holme Meadow" (PDF).
21. "Field Head Meadow" (PDF).
22. "Gait Barrows" (PDF).
23. "Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood" (PDF).
24. "Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries" (PDF).
25. "Hawes Water" (PDF).
26. "Heysham Moss" (PDF).
27. "Hodder River Section" (PDF).
28. "Hodge Clough" (PDF).
29. "Jack Scout" (PDF).
30. "Langcliff Cross Meadow" (PDF).
31. "Leck Beck Head Catchment Area" (PDF).
32. "Lee Quarry" (PDF).
33. "Leighton Moss" (PDF).
34. "Light Clough" (PDF).
35. "Little Mearley Clough" (PDF).
36. "Longworth Clough" (PDF).
37. "Lower Red Lees Pasture" (PDF).
38. "Lune Estuary" (PDF).
39. "Lytham Coastal Changes" (PDF).
40. "Lytham St. Anne'S Dunes" (PDF).
41. "Martin Mere, Burscough" (PDF).
42. "Marton Mere, Blackpool" (PDF).
43. "Mere Sands Wood" (PDF).
44. "Morecambe Bay" (PDF).
45. "Myttons Meadows" (PDF).
46. "New Ing Meadow" (PDF).
47. "Newton Marsh" (PDF).
48. "Oak Field" (PDF).
49. "Ravenhead Brickworks" (PDF).
50. "Red Scar And Tun Brook Woods" (PDF).
51. "Ribble Estuary" (PDF).
52. "Robert Hall Moor" (PDF).
53. "Roeburndale Woods" (PDF).
54. "Rough Hey Wood" (PDF).
55. "Salthill And Bellmanpark Quarries" (PDF).
56. "Silverdale Golf Course" (PDF).
57. "South Pennine Moors" (PDF).
58. "Standridge Farm Pasture" (PDF).
59. "Tarnbrook Meadows" (PDF).
60. "Thrang End And Yealand Hall Allotment" (PDF).
61. "Thrang Wood" (PDF).
62. "Thwaite House Moss" (PDF).
63. "Trowbarrow Quarry" (PDF).
64. "Warton Crag" (PDF).
65. "White Coppice Flush" (PDF).
66. "White Moss" (PDF).
67. "Winmarleigh Moss" (PDF).
68. "Wrightington Bar Pasture" (PDF).
69. "Wyre Estuary" (PDF).
70. "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.