List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merseyside
This is a list of the Area of Search, of which 10 have been designated due to their biological interest, 1 due to its geological interest, and 3 for both biological and geological interest.[3]
In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is
Cheshire lists. The data in the table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.[6]
For other counties, see List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by Area of Search.
Sites
Site name | Reason for designation | Area[A] | Grid reference[B] | Year in which notified | Map[C] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biological interest | Geological interest | Hectares | Acres | ||||
Dee Estuary | 14.4 | 35.6 | SJ238832 | 1979 | Map | ||
Dibbinsdale
|
53.2 | 131.5 | SJ338815 | 1979 | Map | ||
Hesketh Golf Links | 14.6 | 36.1 | SD352190 | 1989 | Map | ||
Heswall Dales | 29.6 | 73.1 | SJ261821 | 1979 | Map | ||
Meols Meadows | 7.1 | 17.5 | SJ245903 | 1988 | Map | ||
Mersey Narrows
|
117.8 | 291.1 | SJ315949 | 2000 | Map | ||
New Ferry | 73.9 | 182.6 | SJ340862 | 2000 | Map | ||
North Wirral Foreshore
|
2109.9 | 5213.6 | SJ250920 | 1979 | Map | ||
Red Rocks
|
11.4 | 28.1 | SJ207878 | 1979 | Map | ||
Ribble Estuary[D] | 9226.3 | 22798.2 | SD375240 | 1966 | Map | ||
Sefton Coast | 4605.3 | 11380.0 | SD295106 | 2000 | Map | ||
Stanley Bank Meadow | 14.9 | 36.8 | SJ535972 | 1986 | Map | ||
The Dungeon | 1.2 | 2.8 | SJ251831 | 1977 | Map | ||
Thurstaston Common | 70.8 | 174.9 | SJ245851 | 1954 | 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.[7]
- C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by English Nature.
- D Ribble Estuary was originally two SSSIs: Southport Sanctuary (designated 1966) and Ribble Estuary (1976). The site also extends into the county of Lancashire and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in Lancashire.[6]
References
- ^ "Population Statistics". National Statistics. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
- ^ "Urban Mersey Basin". Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
- ^ "SSSIs in Merseyside". English Nature. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2006.
- ^ "County search of SSSIs". English Nature. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2006.
- ^ a b English Nature citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2006-10-27. (PDF files).
- "Dee Cliffs" (PDF).
- "Dibbinsdale" (PDF).
- "Hesketh Golf Links" (PDF).
- "Heswall Dales" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012.
- "Meols Meadows" (PDF).
- "Mersey Narrows" (PDF).
- "New Ferry" (PDF).
- "North Wirral Foreshore" (PDF).
- "Red Rocks" (PDF).
- "Ribble Estuary" (PDF).
- "Sefton Coast" (PDF).
- "Stanley Bank Meadow" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- "The Dungeon" (PDF).
- "Thurstaston Common" (PDF).
- ^ "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2006.