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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.
County Geology Site (often abbreviated to CGS) is a conservation designation in the British Isles, used in parts of Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. In the UK the designation confers no statutory protection, unlike SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest).
The 139.5-hectare (345-acre) site, notified in 1951, is situated on the south Cornish coast of the English Channel, 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east of the city of Truro.It starts at Creek Stephen Point in the west, following the coast of Gerrans Bay to Nare Head and then on to Manare Point, near Portloe in the east and also includes Gull Rock off the coast.
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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. The site is noted for its biological characteristics and derives its name from the rare bryophyte species found there.