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Map of SSSIs in Cornwall within the UK St Michael's Mount, a SSSI in west Cornwall There are 167 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly ). Cornwall , in the south-west of England, UK, has a population of 575,413 (2022) across an area of 3,545 km 2 (875,988.6 acres), making it one of the least ...
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 .
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.
Wheal Fortune or Great Wheal Fortune is the site of a mine in the civil parishes of Breage and Sithney in west Cornwall.Part of the disused mine was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for its geological interest in 1991 and is also a Geological Conservation Review site of national importance for the minerals on the site.
The section of coastline from Carnewas to Stepper Point is part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty [9] and subject to special landscape protection. In addition, Bedruthan Steps and Park Head is an 80.8-hectare (200-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest, designated for its geological and biological interest in 1951. The site ...
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.
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall is a featured list, which means it has been identified as one of the best lists produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so. This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured list on October 9, 2015.
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.