List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire

Pen-y-ghent in North Yorkshire

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in North Yorkshire , 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] As of 2006 ^[update] , there are 241 sites designated within this Area of Search. ^[2] 162 sites have been designated due to their biological interest, 56 due to their geological interest, and 23 for both.

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, rather than, for example, merging all Yorkshire sites into a single list. Some sites you may expect to find here could therefore be in the Cleveland list.

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search. The data in the table is taken from Natural England's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.

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Site name	Reason for designation		Area [A]		Grid reference [B]	Year in which notified	Map [C]	Citation [D]
	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres
Acaster South Ings	Y		38.3	94.6	SE594437	1988	Map
Angram Bottoms	Y		9.8	24.2	NY891999	1989	Map
Arkengarthdale Gunnerside and Reeth Moors	Y		7,634.7	18,865.4	NY935070 & SD970990	1998	Map
Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw	Y		8.4	20.8	NY984041	1986	Map
Arnecliff and Park Hole Woods	Y		52.5	129.7	NZ787048	2000	Map
Ashberry and Reins Wood	Y		97.7	241.5	SE565850	1960	Map
Ashes Pasture and Meadows		Y	14.3	34.3	SD776785	1983	Map
Askham Bog	Y	Y	44.7	110.7	SE570480	1961	Map
Askrigg Bottoms	Y	Y	2.8	6.9	SD948903	1984	Map
Attermire	Y		57.5	142.1	SD842637	1955	Map
Aubert Ings	Y		10.6	26.3	SE453538	1984	Map
Austwick and Lawkland Mosses	Y		83.6	206.6	SD762665	1958	Map
Aysgarth		Y	18.3	45.1	SE008886 – SE021888	1992	Map
Bastow Wood	Y		52.0	128.6	SD990657	1975	Map
Beck Dale Meadow	Y		2.2	5.4	SE767659	2002	Map
Beck Hole	Y		70.5	174.2	NZ825020	1960	Map
Bellerby Fields	Y		2.8	6.9	SE114932	1994	Map
Betton Farm Quarries		Y	2.3	5.6	TA002856	1954	Map
Biller Howe Dale	Y		85.0	210.1	NZ918013	1983	Map
Birkham Wood	Y		28.2	69.6	SE359551	1988	Map
Birks Fell Caves		Y	85.5	211.2	SD935765	1989	Map
Birkwith Caves and Fell	Y	Y	178.4	440.8	SD806766	1988	Map
Bishop Monkton Ings	Y		38.8	95.9	SE344659	1986	Map
Black Keld Catchment		Y	1401.3	3461.2	SE010700	1999	Map
Black Scar Quarry		Y	1.1	2.8	NZ231052	1992	Map
Blaiskey Bank Springs	Y		1.4	3.5	SE625887	1989	Map
Bolton Percy Ings	Y		7.1	17.5	SE534401	1991	Map
Boreham Cave		Y	159.4	393.9	SD926732	1986	Map
Botton Head		Y	5.1	12.6	NZ596020	1984	Map
Brants Gill Catchment		Y	493.2	1218.2	SD823733 , SD825717 & SD850700	1986	Map
Breighton Meadows	Y		37.4	90.6	SE704330	1986	Map
Bride Stones	Y	Y	120.5	297.7	SE873910	1952	Map
Brimham Rocks	Y		162.7	402.0	SE212647	1958	Map
Brockadale	Y		58.3	144.0	SE503174	1961	Map
Broughton Bank		Y	4.6	11.3	NZ568035	1981	Map
Bull Ings	Y		3.0	7.5	SE753880	1983	Map
Burr Closes, Selby	Y		1.3	3.1	SE596340	1984	Map
Burton Leonard Lime Quarry	Y		3.3	8.2	SE323630	1958	Map
Castle Hill Wood	Y		5.7	11.1	SE585831	1983	Map
Castlebeck and Scar Woods	Y		36.6	90.5	SE947974	1954	Map
Cawthorn Moor	Y		38.3	94.6	SE781923	1990	Map
Caydale	Y		163.6	404.2	SE530870	2004	Map
Cayton, Cornelian and South Bays	Y		169.8	419.5	TA600860	1984	Map
Chris's Pasture	Y		3.8	9.4	SD964890	1991	Map
Church Ings	Y		6.7	16.5	SD594456	1991	Map
Cliff Beck Meadow, Buttertubs	Y		1.5	3.7	SD880967	1986	Map
Cliff Force Cave		Y	70.9	175.4	SD875960	1998	Map
Cliff Ridge		Y	2.6	6.4	NZ575116	1988	Map
Clints Quarry		Y	1.0	2.5	SD967575	1955	Map
Cockerham Meadows, Thorpe	Y		2.5	6.2	SD998616	1987	Map
Cocket Moss	Y		20.0	50.0	SD787618	1955	Map
Cockrah Wood	Y		11.9	29.4	SE970882	1950	Map
Conistone Old Pasture	Y	Y	297.2	734.4	SD990670	1955	Map
Cow Cliff Pasture and Quarry	Y		1.3	3.3	SE856669	1984	Map
Cow Myers	Y		15.2	37.5	SE270730	1983	Map
Cracoe Reef Knolls		Y	141.1	348.6	SD988603 , SD996609 , SE003608 , SE007615 , SE015614 & SE026618	1952	Map
Cropton Banks and Howlgate Head Woods	Y		42.2	104.3	SE745875	1985	Map
Dalby Bush Fen	Y		7.4	18.3	SE645715	1988	Map
Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale	Y		12.8	31.6	SD889797	1988	Map
Derwent Ings	Y		662.4	1,636.9	SE703466 – SE703347	1975	Map
Dow Cave System		Y	79.4	196.2	SD989735	1987	Map
Duncombe Park	Y		117.8	291.2	SE607828	1985	Map
East Heslerton Brow	Y		40.7	100.6	SE926757	1954	Map
East Keswick Fitts	Y		12.0	29.6	SE352460	1989	Map
East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles)	Y		10,776.9	26,619.1	SE112854 – SE177665	1996	Map
Eller's Wood and Sand Dale	Y		8.9	21.9	SE856848	1983	Map
Ellerburn Bank	Y		2.9	7.2	SE853848	1983	Map
Eskamhorn Meadows	Y		13.7	33.8	SE679242	2010	Map
Fairy Call Beck		Y	1.8	4.5	SE711903	1992	Map
Far Mains and Far Limekiln Close Meadows	Y		2.1	5.1	SD992628	1986	Map
Farndale	Y		157.3	388.8	SE670963	1987	Map
Farnham Mires	Y		10.2	25.1	SE338605	1954	Map
Feetham Holme	Y		3.2	7.8	SD994977	1984	Map
Filey Brigg	Y		27.9	68.9	TA126816	1985	Map
Foredale		Y	1.6	4.0	SD803700	1990	Map
Forlorn Hope Meadow	Y		1.6	4.0	SE543171	1991	Map
Fothering Holme	Y		10.3	25.5	NY991040	1989	Map
Freeholders Wood	Y		14.0	34.6	SE013889	1988	Map
Fulford Ings	Y		12.7	31.3	SE608491	1991	Map
Giggleswick Scar and Kinsey Cave	Y	Y	40.1	99.1	SD876665 – SD802657	1958	Map
Gingerfields	Y		6.9	17.0	NZ162025 & NZ167022	1991	Map
Golden Hill Pit		Y	0.7	1.7	SE724827	1990	Map
Gormire	Y		54.0	133.5	SE505834	1954	Map
Gouthwaite Reservoir	Y		147.7	365.0	SE129693	1969	Map
Gowerdale Windy Pits/Peak Scar	Y	Y	4.7	11.6	SE518889 , SE526885 & SE529883	1960	Map
Grass Wood	Y		88.0	217.5	SD985655	1955	Map
Grassington Hospital Grounds	Y		5.0	12.4	SE017635	1988	Map
Great Almscliff Crag		Y	7.9	19.4	SE268490	1987	Map
Green Lane Pit		Y	1.1	2.6	SE732837	1988	Map
Greenfield Meadow	Y		15.1	37.3	SD833794	1985	Map
Greenhow Pasture	Y		7.2	17.8	SE118640	1983	Map
Greenhow Quarry		Y	2.7	6.6	SE113639	1992	Map
Gristhorpe Bay and Red Cliff	Y		54.4	134.4	TA085840	1954	Map
Hack Fall Wood	Y		42.4	104.7	SE235772	1989	Map
Hackness Head Quarry		Y	3.0	7.4	SE965904	1954	Map
Hackness Rock Pit		Y	0.1	0.3	SE965907	1992	Map
Hambleton Quarry		Y	12.3	30.3	SE058533	1991	Map
Harker's House Meadows	Y		14.2	35.1	NY860019	1985	Map
Harwood Dale Moor		Y	0.4	1.1	SE961991	1999	Map
Haugh and Gundale Slacks	Y		58.7	145.0	SE797886 , SE800880 , SE807882 , SE804871 & SE802863	1985	Map
Haw Crag Quarry		Y	9.0	23.3	SD913564	1958	Map
Hawkswick Wood	Y		12.0	29.0	SD946714	1975	Map
Hay-a-Park Gravel Pit	Y		44.9	111.0	SE362581	1995	Map
Hayburn Wyke	Y	Y	21.0	51.9	TA012968	1958	Map
Hesley Moss	Y		10.9	27.1	SD783602	1993	Map
Heslington Tillmire	Y		46.7	115.3	SE638475	1990	Map
Hill House Nab		Y	4.0	9.9	SE659993	1984	Map
Hole of Horcum	Y	Y	145.2	358.8	SE845935	1954	Map
Holy Well, Bridge		Y	1.7	4.2	SE028533	1986	Map
Horse Field, Gilling	Y		2.1	5.2	SE626758	1985	Map
Ingleborough	Y	Y	5,230.0	12,923.4	SD760740	1955	Map
Iron Scar and Hundale Point to Scalby Ness	Y	Y	125.3	309.6	TA017964 , TA021957 – TA036908	1984	Map
Jeffry Bog	Y		7.6	18.8	SE760667 & SE761664	1983	Map
Keasden Moor		Y	10.2	25.2	SD725664	1989	Map
Kettlewell Meadows	Y		12.3	30.3	SD960734	1986	Map
Kildale Hall		Y	6.6	16.2	NZ609096	1993	Map
Kilnsey Flush	Y		1.5	3.7	SD972675	1986	Map
Kirk Deighton	Y		4.0	9.9	SE398501	2000	Map
Kirkby Wharfe	Y		21.7	53.7	SE510400	1984	Map
Kirkdale Cave		Y	0.3	0.7	SE678856	1960	Map
Kirkham Park & Riverside	Y		41.1	101.5	SE737667	1954	Map
Kisdon Force Woods	Y		38.0	94.0	NY900009	1974	Map
Ladyhills	Y		3.5	8.8	SE912723	1993	Map
Langcliffe Scars and Jubilee, Albert and Victoria Caves		Y	684.9	1692.4	SD845642	1955	Map
Len Pastures, Crackpot	Y		4.0	9.9	SD975968	1989	Map
Leyburn Glebe	Y		2.6	6.5	SE101896	1983	Map
Ling Gill	Y		5.1	12.6	SD801785	1985	Map
Littlebeck Wood	Y		17.3	42.8	NZ881045	1983	Map
Lord's Wood and Pasture	Y		6.4	15.8	SD813647	1990	Map
Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor	Y		10,128.7	25,017.8	SD863933 – SE114946	1995	Map
Low Gill Moor Wetlands	Y		62.9	155.4	SD962874	1990	Map
Low Pasture	Y		10.5	25.9	SE539893	1987	Map
Lower Swaledale Woods and Grasslands	Y		223.7	552.7	NZ120014	1992	Map
Malham-Arncliffe	Y	Y	4,933.9	12,191.7	SD920676	1955	Map
Malham-Arncliffe (Cool Pasture)	Y		6.2	15.2	SD967677	1995	Map
Mallerstang-Swaledale Head	Y		6,232.3	15,400.0	NY840000	1964	Map
Mar Field Fen	Y		8.9	22.0	SE223819	1988	Map
Marsett Rigg	Y		8.0	19.8	SD900860	1985	Map
Meadow Croft, Skythorns	Y		0.4	0.9	SD979639	1985	Map
Meal Bank Quarry		Y	7.2	17.7	SD698735	1958	Map
Mill Holme Meadow, Thwaite	Y		0.6	1.5	SD897980	1986	Map
Mount Pleasant Quarry		Y	1.0	2.5	SE734670	1954	Map
Muker Meadows	Y		15.6	38.5	SD914978	1988	Map
Nabgate	Y		6.7	16.5	SE866847	1987	Map
Naburn Marsh	Y		13.3	32.9	SE600479	1992	Map
New Close, Calvert Houses	Y		6.6	19.3	SD920987	1986	Map
New House Meadows, Malham	Y		8.8	21.7	SD933643	1990	Map
Newbridge Quarry		Y	7.1	17.5	SE797861	1984	Map
Newby Moor	Y		276.8	684.0	SD717692	1990	Map
Newsome Bridge Quarry		Y	1.6	4.0	SE379511	1970	Map
Newton-le-willows Meadows	Y		4.2	10.5	SE212893 & SE215892	1994	Map
Newtondale	Y	Y	935.5	2,311.1	SE820915	1955	Map
Nine Spring Dale	Y		4.5	11.2	SE868693	1959	Map
Noddle End	Y		9.5	23.5	SE528888	1987	Map
North Bay to South Toll House Cliff		Y	10.4	25.1	TA048893 , TA051894 , TA046892 & TA048892	1954	Map
North York Moors	Y	Y	44,087.7	108,940.6	SE4996 – SE7192 & NZ9500 – NZ6910	1998	Map
Nunnington Cutting and Quarries		Y	5.6	13.8	SE646785 & SE648787	1984	Map
Oughtershaw and Beckermonds	Y		75.9	187.6	SD870810	1985	Map
Ox Close	Y		140.1	346.2	SD982908 – SD992899	1985	Map
Oxenber and Wharfe Woods	Y		88.4	218.3	SD785685	1955	Map
Pan Beck Fen	Y		2.5	6.1	SD848559	1985	Map
Park Hall Meadows, Healaugh, Richmondshire	Y		6.8	16.8	SE017989	1985	Map	[4]
Pen Y Ghent Gill	Y	Y	215.6	532.7	SD870740	1986	Map
Pen-y-ghent	Y	Y	1,456.9	3,600.0	SD850740	1955	Map
Pikedaw Calamine Caverns	Y	Y	27.1	66.9	SD875640	1958	Map
Pilmoor	Y		45.0	111.2	SE460730	1992	Map
Pry and Bottom Meadows, Mid-mossdale	Y		3.6	8.8	SD833917 – SD837919	1984	Map
Quarry Moor	Y		7.5	18.8	SE309693	1986	Map
Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods	Y		95.6	236.2	SE986870	1956	Map
Richmond Meadows	Y		2.9	7.1	NZ169000 & NZ176007	1995	Map
Rievaulx Woods	Y		17.0	42.0	SE578847	1954	Map
Ripon Parks	Y		130.0	321.0	SE310750	1983	Map
River Derwent	Y		-	-	SE678287 – SE825757	1986	Map
River Ribble (Long Preston Deeps)	Y		168.8	417.2	SD809621 – SD827570	1987	Map
River Ure Bank, Ripon Parks		Y	1.9	4.6	SE310750 – SE307757	1988	Map
River Ure Grasslands	Y		18.5	45.8	SE147870 – SE157862 , SE017889 & SD985856	1986	Map
River Wharfe	Y		48.3	119.4	SD940773 – SD973711	1985	Map
Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff	Y	Y	365.2	902.4	NZ941082 – TA005987	1954–-74	Map
Runswick Bay		Y	9.9	24.4	NZ809169	1984	Map
Ruston Cottage Pasture	Y		17.1	42.3	SE956835	1984	Map
Ryedale Windypits		Y	11.2	27.7	SE576836 , SE582829 & SE588828	1960	Map
Salt Lake Quarry	Y		3.6	8.9	SD773785	1975	Map
Scar Closes, Kisdon Side	Y		3.7	9.1	NY893000	1988	Map
Scar End Wood	Y		27.4	67.7	SE785990	1983	Map
School Share Section		Y	2.4	6.0	SD845623	1952	Map
Scoska Wood	Y		68.9	170.3	SD915725	1975	Map
Seato Pastures	Y	Y	9.9	24.5	SD729761	1990	Map
Seive Dale Fen	Y		10.4	26.7	SE855877	1983	Map
Semerwater	Y		101.4	250.6	SD913865	1975	Map
Shaw Beck Gill		Y	29.1	77.9	NZ000037 – NZ011059	1977	Map
Shaw's Gate Quarry		Y	1.6	3.9	SE524823	1984	Map
Sherburn Willows	Y		5.3	13.1	SE487325	1985	Map
Sked Dale	Y		3.6	8.9	SE969751	1954	Map
Skipwith Common	Y		293.0	724.0	SE655373	1958	Map
Sleightholme Dale	Y		28.7	71.0	SE666885	1986	Map
Snape Hill Quarry		Y	0.6	1.5	SE509787	1984	Map
Snaper Farm Meadows	Y		15.9	39.3	SE597912	1990	Map
South Pennine Moors	Y	Y	20,938	51,738.7	SD920300	1994	Map
Spell Howe Plantation	Y		4.3	10.6	TA064790	1986	Map
Spiker's Hill Quarry		Y	6.4	15.8	SE980862	1991	Map
Spring Wood, Hawnby	Y		42.4	104.7	SE524896	1984	Map
Staithes - Port Mulgrave		Y	62.3	154.1	NZ784189 – NZ797175	1984	Map
Stephen Ings, Crackpot	Y		3,089	7,630	SD976965	1986	Map
Stonehead Beck (Gill Beck)		Y	0.6	1.4	SD947432	1986	Map
Stonepit and Nova Slacks	Y		12.2	30.1	SE883652	1986	Map
Stran's Gill		Y	7.8	19.3	SD916786	1990	Map
Strensall Common	Y		578.7	1,430.1	SE650600	1965	Map
Strid Wood	Y		58.9	145.6	SE070560	1985	Map
Stump Cross Caves		Y	55.8	137.9	SE092635	1989	Map
Stutton Ings	Y		5.1	12.7	SE485405	1986	Map
Swale Lakes	Y		42.5	105.0	SE248985	1986	Map
Swarth Moor	Y		34.1	85.2	SD806695	1958	Map
Swinden Quarry	Y	Y	112.1	276.9	SD980616	1998	Map
Swineley Meadow, Widdale	Y		8.8	21.7	SD802859	1984	Map
Tadcaster Mere		Y	8.7	21.5	SE500430	1987	Map
The Ings, Amotherby	Y		18.0	44.6	SE759752	1994	Map
Thixen Dale and Longdale	Y		89.7	221.5	SE831600 , SE843606 & SE845593	1954	Map
Thornton and Twisleton Glens	Y		59.6	147.2	SD695745 & SD705745	1958	Map
Thowker Corner	Y		1.4	3.5	SE081904	1990	Map
Three Dykes	Y		0.6	1.4	SE804683	1962	Map
Thwaite Stones	Y		17.6	43.5	SD895989	1984	Map
Tranmire	Y		11.0	27.2	NZ770120	1985	Map
Tripsdale	Y		1,013	2,503	SE585995	1965	Map
Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens	Y		13.1	32.3	SE900876 & SE903879	1984	Map
Upper Dunsforth Carrs	Y		10.2	25.1	SE442628	1984	Map
Upper Nidderdale		Y	137.2	347.2	SE102755	1961	Map
Upper Wharfedale	Y	Y	1,123.0	2,773.9	SD965735	1994	Map
Vessey Pasture Dale and Back Dale	Y		26.8	66.2	SE832622	1985	Map
Walden Meadows	Y		12.0	29.7	SE005823	1986	Map
Wanlass Grasslands	Y		67.1	165.8	SE065893 & SE054898	1986	Map
Waterdale	Y		36.3	90.0	SE820617	1954	Map
Wath Quarry		Y	0.1	0.3	SE673750	1991	Map
West End Meadow, Lunds	Y		3.7	9.1	SD792295	1986	Map
West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors	Y		13,418.9	33,144.8	SE080705 – SD985580 – SE170510	1998	Map
Wharram Quarry	Y		6.4	16.0	SE860653	1984	Map
Whernside	Y	Y	3,839.4	9,487.1	SD735802	1958	Map
Whitby-Saltwick		Y	42.4	104.7	NZ901115 – NZ916109	1985	Map
Whitcliffe Section, Quarry Moor		Y	0.1	0.2	SE307692	1998	Map
Whitfield Gill and Mill Gill		Y	18.7	46.2	SD920932 – SD908945	1998	Map
Wintringham Marsh	Y		5.7	14.0	SD875734	1975	Map
Yockenthwaite Meadows	Y		11.2	27.7	SD912786	1986	Map

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. ^[5]

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

^D English Nature citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

References

1. "Notification of SSSIs". Natural England. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
2. "SSSIs in Cleveland". Natural England. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
3. "County search of SSSIs". English Nature. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
4. The grid reference given in the citation is SD012989 but it should be SE017989
5. "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2011.