List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest 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, 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.

Pen-y-ghent in North Yorkshire

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.

Sites
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.
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