List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester

This is a list of the

Area of Search, of which 14 have been designated due to their biological interest, 5 due to their geological interest, and 2 for both biological and geological interest.^[2]

Cheshire lists. The data in the table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.^[4]

For other counties, see

List of SSSIs by Area of Search

.

Sites

Site name	Reason for Designation		Area^[A]		Grid reference^[B]	Year in which notified	Map^[C]
Site name	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres	Grid reference^[B]	Year in which notified	Map^[C]
Abram Flashes	Y		39.6	98.0	SD610003	1990	Map
Ashclough		Y	5.8	14.3	SD763063 & SD757063	1988	Map
Astley & Bedford Mosses	Y		92.2	227.8	SJ692975	1989	Map
Brookheys Covert	Y		2.4	5.8	SJ742904	1977	Map
Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss	Y		68.3	168.8	SD585025 & SD595025	1989	Map
Compstall Nature Reserve	Y		12.8	31.6	SJ976917	1977	Map
Cotteril Clough	Y		10.3	25.5	SJ805839	1951	Map
Dark Peak^[D]	Y	Y	31,852.9	78,708.4	SK110960	1951	Map
Dunham Park	Y		78.0	192.7	SJ740870	1965	Map
Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood^[E]	Y		8.6	21.2	SD702141	1979	Map
Highfield Moss	Y		21.3	52.6	SJ614956	1986	Map
Hollinwood Branch Canal	Y		3.3	8.2	SJ910993–SJ920004	1986	Map
Huddersfield Narrow Canal	Y		18.4	45.5	SJ936986–SD981033	1988	Map
Ladcastle and Den Quarries		Y	2.5	6.2	SD995060	1984	Map
Lowside Brickworks		Y	1.4	3.5	SD941041	1989	Map
Ludworth Intake^[F]		Y	5.1	12.7	SJ994911	1998	Map
Nob End	Y		8.8	21.7	SD749063	1988	Map
Red Moss	Y		47.2	116.6	SD635104	1995	Map
Rochdale Canal	Y		25.6	63.1	SD937161–SD891009	2000	Map
South Pennine Moors^[G]	Y	Y	20,938.1	51,739.0	SD920300	1994	Map
Tonge River Section		Y	0.7	1.8	SD726095	1987	Map

Notes

^A Data rounded to one decimal place.

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 Natural England.

^D The Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood site extends into the county of Lancashire and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in Lancashire.^[4]

^E The Dark Peak site extends into three other counties and so can be found on lists of SSSIs in Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.^[4]

^F The Ludworth Intake site extends into the county of Derbyshire and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in Derbyshire.^[4]

^G The South Pennine Moors site extends into three other counties and so can be found on lists of SSSIs in Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.^[4]

References

^ "Notification of SSSIs". Natural England. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
^ "SSSIs in Greater Manchester". Natural England. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
^ "County search of SSSIs". Natural England. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2007.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2007-07-02. (PDF files).

"Abram Flashes" (PDF).
"Ashclough" (PDF).
"Astley & Bedford Mosses" (PDF).
"Brookheys Covert" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
"Bryn Marsh and Ince Moss" (PDF).
"Compstall Nature Reserve" (PDF).
"Cotteril Clough" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012.

"Dark Peak" (PDF).
"Dunham Park" (PDF).
"Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood" (PDF).
"Highfield Moss" (PDF).
"Hollinwood Branch Canal" (PDF).
"Huddersfield Narrow Canal" (PDF).
"Ladcastle & Den Quarries" (PDF).

"Lowside Brickworks" (PDF).
"Ludworth Intake" (PDF).
"Nob End" (PDF).
"Red Moss" (PDF).
"Rochdale Canal" (PDF).
"South Pennine Moors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
"Tonge River Section" (PDF).

^ "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.

[1] "Notification of SSSIs". Natural England. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2007.

[2] "SSSIs in Greater Manchester". Natural England. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2007.

[3] "County search of SSSIs". Natural England. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2007.

[data-4] Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2007-07-02. (PDF files).

"Abram Flashes" (PDF).

"Ashclough" (PDF).

"Astley & Bedford Mosses" (PDF).

"Brookheys Covert" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

"Bryn Marsh and Ince Moss" (PDF).

"Compstall Nature Reserve" (PDF).

"Cotteril Clough" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012.

"Dark Peak" (PDF).

"Dunham Park" (PDF).

"Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood" (PDF).

"Highfield Moss" (PDF).

"Hollinwood Branch Canal" (PDF).

"Huddersfield Narrow Canal" (PDF).

"Ladcastle & Den Quarries" (PDF).

"Lowside Brickworks" (PDF).

"Ludworth Intake" (PDF).

"Nob End" (PDF).

"Red Moss" (PDF).

"Rochdale Canal" (PDF).

"South Pennine Moors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

"Tonge River Section" (PDF).

[5] "Abram Flashes" (PDF).

[6] "Ashclough" (PDF).

[7] "Astley & Bedford Mosses" (PDF).

[8] "Brookheys Covert" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

[9] "Bryn Marsh and Ince Moss" (PDF).

[10] "Compstall Nature Reserve" (PDF).

[11] "Cotteril Clough" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012.

[12] "Dark Peak" (PDF).

[13] "Dunham Park" (PDF).

[14] "Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood" (PDF).

[15] "Highfield Moss" (PDF).

[16] "Hollinwood Branch Canal" (PDF).

[17] "Huddersfield Narrow Canal" (PDF).

[18] "Ladcastle & Den Quarries" (PDF).

[19] "Lowside Brickworks" (PDF).

[20] "Ludworth Intake" (PDF).

[21] "Nob End" (PDF).

[22] "Red Moss" (PDF).

[23] "Rochdale Canal" (PDF).

[24] "South Pennine Moors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

[25] "Tonge River Section" (PDF).

[5] "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.

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