List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Rutland
2011 census showed a population of 37,400.[6]
In England,
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are designated by Natural England, a non-departmental public body which is responsible for protecting England's natural environment. Designation as an SSSI gives legal protection to the most important wildlife and geological sites.[7] As of November 2017, there are 19 SSSIs in the county.[8]
Sixteen are designated for their biological importance, one for its geological importance and two under both criteria.
The largest site is Rutland Water at 1,555.3 hectares (3,843 acres), a Ramsar internationally important wetland site and a Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[3][9] The smallest is Tolethorpe Road Verges at 1.0 hectare (2.5 acres), which has several regionally uncommon plants on Jurassic limestone.[10]
Key
Interest
Public access
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Other classifications
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Sites
Site name | Photograph | B | G | Area[a] | Public access |
Location[a] | Other classifications |
Map[b] | Citation[c] | Description |
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Bloody Oaks Quarry | 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres)[11] |
YES | Stamford 52°41′10″N 0°33′50″W / 52.686°N 0.564°W SK 971 108[11] |
LRWT[12] | Map | Citation | This site has species-rich grassland on autumn gentian.[13]
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Burley and Rushpit Woods | 161.2 hectares (398 acres)[14] |
NO | Oakham 52°40′44″N 0°41′02″W / 52.679°N 0.684°W SK 891 098[14] |
Map | Citation | These woods on Red List of Threatened Species and five which are nationally scarce.[15]
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Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood | 111.2 hectares (275 acres)[16] |
PP | Oakham 52°43′23″N 0°32′56″W / 52.723°N 0.549°W SK 981 149[16] |
GCR[17] | Map | Citation | Pickworth Great Wood is one of the largest deciduous woods in the county, with diverse breeding birds and over 150 species of moth. The quarry has dense Lincolnshire Limestone, dating to the Bajocian stage in the Middle Jurassic around 170 million years ago.[18]
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East Wood, Great Casterton | 6.6 hectares (16 acres)[19] |
Great Casterton 52°41′35″N 0°30′58″W / 52.693°N 0.516°W TF 004 116[19] |
Map | Citation | This semi-natural wood is on small leaved limes. In well-drained areas there is a diverse ground flora typical of ancient woodland.[20]
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Empingham Marshy Meadows | 14.0 hectares (35 acres)[21] |
YES | Oakham 52°40′23″N 0°35′17″W / 52.673°N 0.588°W SK 956 093[21] |
Map | Citation | This site in the valley of ragged robin.[22]
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Eye Brook Reservoir | 201.3 hectares (497 acres)[23] |
NO | Uppingham 52°33′04″N 0°44′42″W / 52.551°N 0.745°W SP 852 955[23] |
Map[d] | Citation | The reservoir is an important site for wintering wildfowl, such as wigeon, teal, mallard and pochard. Other habitats are marsh, mudflats, grassland, broad-leaved woodland and plantations.[24] | ||||
Greetham Meadows | 12.4 hectares (31 acres)[25] |
YES | Oakham 52°43′52″N 0°36′43″W / 52.731°N 0.612°W SK 938 157[25] |
LRWT[26]
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Map | Citation | This downy oat-grass and quaking grass. There are several ponds.[27]
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Ketton Quarries | 115.6 hectares (286 acres)[28] |
PP | Stamford 52°38′20″N 0°34′05″W / 52.639°N 0.568°W SK 970 055[28] |
LRWT[31]
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Map | Citation | The site provides an extensive exposure of the middle | |||
Luffenham Heath Golf Course | 75.1 hectares (186 acres)[33] |
NO | Stamford 52°36′36″N 0°35′13″W / 52.610°N 0.587°W SK 958 023[33] |
Map | Citation | The course is located on several soil types, including upright brome, and the site is notable for its butterflies and its diverse insect species.[34]
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Newell Wood | 33.3 hectares (82 acres)[35] |
NO | Stamford 52°43′05″N 0°31′01″W / 52.718°N 0.517°W TF 003 144[35] |
Map | Citation | This acid semi-natural woodland is mainly on glacial sands and gravels, but some areas are on clays and early purple orchid.[36]
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North Luffenham Quarry | 4.6 hectares (11 acres)[37] |
NO | Stamford 52°37′19″N 0°34′55″W / 52.622°N 0.582°W SK 961 036[37] |
Map | Citation | This is basil thyme, marjoram and bee orchid. There are increasing areas of scrub, and the mixture of habitats has a diverse variety of insect species.[38]
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Prior's Coppice | 27.4 hectares (68 acres)[39] |
YES | Oakham 52°38′13″N 0°43′59″W / 52.637°N 0.733°W SK 831 051[39] |
LRWT[40] | Map | Citation | This wood is on poorly drained soils derived from | |||
Rutland Water | 1,555.3 hectares (3,843 acres)[9] |
YES | Oakham 52°39′14″N 0°39′43″W / 52.654°N 0.662°W SK 906 071[9] |
Map | Citation | This major wetland site has exceptional numbers and diversity of migrating and wintering waterfowl, such as goldeneyes, tufted ducks and wigeons. Habitats are lagoons, islands, mudflats, marsh, grassland, scrub and woodland.[43] | ||||
Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges | 6.2 hectares (15 acres)[46] |
PP | Stamford 52°42′40″N 0°29′24″W / 52.711°N 0.490°W TF 021 137[46] |
Map[e] | Citation | The main grasses on Ryhall Pasture are greater knapweed.[47]
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Seaton Meadows | 11.4 hectares (28 acres)[48] |
YES | Oakham 52°34′16″N 0°39′04″W / 52.571°N 0.651°W SP 915 979[48] |
Plantlife[49] | Map | Citation | This site is traditionally managed as hay pasture, and it is an example of unimproved Yorkshire fog.[50]
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Shacklewell Hollow | 3.2 hectares (7.9 acres)[51] |
NO | Oakham 52°39′29″N 0°33′29″W / 52.658°N 0.558°W SK 976 077[51] |
Map | Citation | This marshy site is in the valley of a tributary of the River Gwash. The marsh is dominated by hard rush, and there are several artificial ponds with large populations of mare's tail. There are also areas of calcareous grassland and alder wood.[52] | ||||
Tickencote Marsh | 3.0 hectares (7.4 acres)[53] |
NO | Stamford 52°40′16″N 0°32′56″W / 52.671°N 0.549°W SK 982 091[53] |
Map | Citation | This site in the valley of the marsh horsetail and jointed rush.[54]
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Tolethorpe Road Verges | 1.0 hectare (2.5 acres)[55] |
YES | Stamford 52°40′55″N 0°30′14″W / 52.682°N 0.504°W TF 012 104[55] |
Map | Citation | These grass road verges on stemless thistle.[10]
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Wing Water Treatment Works | 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres)[56] |
YES | Oakham 52°36′50″N 0°40′34″W / 52.614°N 0.676°W SK 898 026[56] |
GCR[57] | Map | Citation | This site is statigraphically important both regionally and nationally, as it has the longest sequence known in Britain of deposits from the warm paleobotanical records for this period.[58]
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See also
Notes
- ^ a b The area and grid reference are taken from the "Details" page for each site on the Natural England database.[8]
- ^ The maps are provided by Natural England on the Magic Map website.
- ^ Citations are provided for each site by Natural England.
- ^ Eye Brook Reservoir is partly in Leicestershire.
- ^ Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges is partly in Lincolnshire.
References
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- ^ a b "Rutland". East Midlands Oral History Archive. University of Leicester. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Oakham". Discover Rutland. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "About us". Rutland County Council. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Rutland Key Statistical Data". Rutland County Council. November 2016. pp. 6, 39.
- ^ "Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Designation". Natural England. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Rutland". Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Designated Sites View: Rutland Water". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Tolethorpe Road Verges citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Bloody Oaks Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Bloody Oaks Quarry". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Bloody Oaks Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Burley and Rushpit Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Burley and Rushpit Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Clipsham Quarry (Aalenian - Bajocian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: East Wood, Great Casterton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "East Wood, Great Casterton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Empingham Marshy Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Empingham Marshy Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Eye Brook Reservoir". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Eye Brook Reservoi citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Greetham Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Merry's Meadows". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Greetham Meadowscitation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Ketton Quarries". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Ketton Quarry (Aalenian - Bajocian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Ketton Quarry (Bathonian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Ketton Quarry". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Ketton Quarries citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Luffenham Heath Golf Course". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Luffenham Heath Golf Course citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Newell Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Newell Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: North Luffenham Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "North Luffenham Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Prior's Coppice". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Prior's Coppice". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Prior's Coppice citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Rutland Water". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Rutland Water citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Rutland Water". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Rutland Water". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Seaton Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Seaton Meadows". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Seaton Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Shacklewell Hollow". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Shacklewell Hollow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Tickencote Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Tickencote Marshcitation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Tolethorpe Road Verges". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Designated Sites View: Wing Water Treatment Works". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Wing (Quaternary of Midlands - Avon)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Wing Water Treatment Works citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.