List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Herefordshire

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Herefordshire, England. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features. , there are 83 sites designated in this Area of Search. There are 21 sites with a geological interest, and 62 listed for biological interest. Four sites are designated for both reasons.

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.

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

Sites

Site name Reason for designation Area Coordinates & Grid ref Year in which notified Other designations Map & Citation Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres Aston Ingham Meadows5.212.91984 Bank And Cother Hill18.846.41952AONB, WTBerrington Pool7.3181969NTBirch Wood24.360.11985Birchend3.27.81975Bishon Meadow6.5161992Black Mountains1189.22938.71954NCRBradnor Hill Quarry0.51.21952GCR, NTBrampton Bryan Park165407.71969NCRBurrington Farm Stream Section0.41.11969GCRBurrington Meadow2.76.61971Burrington Sections1.231986GCRBushy Hazels & Cwmma Moors30.374.81969NT, NCRByton & Combe Moors18.2451969 Caeiron Meadow1.63.91989Cage Brook Valley512.41969Capler Wood5.914.61969AONBChanstone Wood40.6100.41969Cherry Hill Wood39.497.31952AONB, WTChurch Hill Quarry0.71.71989GCRCommon Hill12.931.91975AONBCoughton Wood And Marsh1.43.41986AONB, WTCrumpton Hill Wood1.63.91975AONB Devil's Spittleful99.3245.31955WTDinmore Hill Woods152.5376.81952CP, LNRDownton Gorge68.9170.31952GCR, NNR, NCR, SAC Eastnor Park153.3378.81990AONBElton Lane Cutting0.30.61969GCR Fishpool Valley33.181.81952NTFlintsham & Titley Pools18.746.21969WT Great Doward1.53.81969WT, AONBGrimley Brick Pits18.846.51955 Halesend Wood54.9135.61969AONB, NCRHall Wood18.144.61989Haugh Wood354.18751989AONB, WT, NTHighclere12.61994Hill Hole Dingle38.494.81969NCR Lea & Pagets Woods28.871.21985AONB, WTLedbury Cutting1.74.21990GCRLinton Quarry1.43.51969GCRLittle Byefields Meadow1.43.51975AONBLittle Hill5.814.21986GCRLittlemarsh Common2.35.61969WTLugg and Hampton Meadows155.7384.72011WTLyppard Grange Ponds1.12.72000SAC Mains Wood8.621.21969Mayhill Wood717.31975AONBMoccas Park138.6342.61963NNR, NCRMocktree Quarries2.35.71975GCRMonnington Scar1.64.11990GCRMortimer Forest6.616.31969GCRMoseley Common, Pembridge5.613.81985 New Inn Meadow2.66.51981AONB Olchon Farm Meadows2.76.61975NCROrchid Bank, Winslow Mill0.51.31975 Park Wood15.237.51975Perton Roadside Section And Quarry6.415.81952GCRPikes Farm Meadows10.225.21989 Quebb Meadow1.43.61989WTQueestmoor Meadow1.53.61992 Ridgeway Wood31.978.81952AONBRiver Lugg142.43521995WT, SACRiver Lugg Meanders11.227.61992GCRRiver Teme4411089.61996AONB, SACRiver Wye906.122391978AONB, WT, NT, NCR, SACRockhall Quarry1.74.11969GCR Scutterdine Quarry12.31952AONB, GCRSharpnage Wood1946.91975AONB The Bury Farm76.6189.22006The Flits35.186.81985NNR, NCRThe Malvern Hills746.218441954SAM, AONB, GCR, MHCThe Sturts33.983.61997 Upper Hall Farm Quarry And Grassland8.921.91969GCRUpper Welson Marsh1.74.31969WTUpper Wye Gorge198.3490.11969SAM, AONB, GCR, NNR, NCR, SAC, WT Wayne Herbert Quarry0.20.41952GCRWellington Wood144.5357.21986Wilton Bluff, Ross-on-wye0.30.71988GCRWoodshuts Wood8.721.61984AONBWormbridge Common0.411969

Notes Data rounded to one decimal place. Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey. Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.

References

Natural England Reports and Statistics data for Hereford and Worcester