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Pages in category "Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall" The following 121 pages are in this category, out of 121 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Site name Biological Interest Geological Interest Area (hectares) [B] Area (acres) [B] Grid reference [C] Year in which notified Map [D] Aire Point to Carrick Du Y Y 704.8 1741.6 SW432385 1972 Map Amble Marshes Y 57.3 141.6 SW994746 1951 Map Annet Y 119.5 295.3 SV862088 1971 Map Baulk Head to Mullion Y Y 152.3 376.3 SW663200 1995 Map Bedruthan Steps and Park Head Y Y 80.8 200.0 SW850700 1951 ...
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall (1 C, 121 P) Pages in category "Science and technology in Cornwall" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
These sites are also known by other names, such as regionally important geological sites, Regionally Important Geodiversity Sites (especially in Wales [1]), County Geodiversity Sites in Norfolk, [2] Local Geodiversity Sites in Scotland [3] and Lancashire, [4] and as County Geology Sites in Cornwall [5] and Devon and in the Republic of Ireland.
Boscastle to Widemouth is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Cornwall, England, noted for its biological and geological characteristics. The Dizzard dwarf oak woodland is unique and of international importance for its lichen communities , with 131 species recorded.
The 173.5-hectare (429-acre) site, notified in 1951, is situated on the south Cornish coast, within St Keverne civil parish on the Lizard Peninsula.It starts at the village of Coverack in the south, following the shores of the English Channel to the hamlet of Porthoustock in the north.
The 627-hectare (1,550-acre) site, notified in 1951, [1] is situated along the north Cornwall coast of the Celtic Sea in the Atlantic Ocean.It starts at Godrevy Head (with the Godrevy Towans) in the west and continues for 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north east, through Portreath, Porthtowan and ends just past St Agnes Head, north of the village of St Agnes.
The West Cornwall Bryophytes Site of Special Scientific Interest is a group of seven locations of former mining activity, that form a single SSSI and Important Plant Area in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.