List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wales

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Cadair Berwyn North Top in the Berwyn range, an SSSI.

A

physiographic interest are Geological SSSIs. Many SSSIs are notified for both biological and geological interest.[1]

Background

SSSIs in the UK are

Llanelli district
was included in the West Glamorgan AOS.

Due to subsequent local government reorganisation in the UK since 1972, many counties and districts have been divided, merged or renamed. Using the AOS system alone would make it difficult to search for individual SSSI citations via the

principal areas
.

For SSSIs elsewhere in the UK, see

List of SSSIs by Area of Search
.

There are between 1,019 (as of 2017)

Berwyn mountain range (24,321 hectares (60,100 acres)) is the largest.[6][7] In 2021, 17% of SSSIs were in an unfavourable condition, 13% favourable, with the remaining 70% of unknown condition, as part of a report in Wales' SSSIs the first since 2006.[8] Many SSSIs are not monitored due to a lack of funding.[9] Most SSSIs in Wales are in private ownership, however some are under the ownership and management of local wildlife trusts, or other voluntary conservation bodies. The first SSSI designated in Wales was from 1949.[10] 99 coal tips in Wales are also SSSIs.[11]

They are designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, amended by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, with Natural Resources Wales being the responsible body for SSSIs in Wales.[12]

List

By Area of Search

This section is transcluded from List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by Area of Search. (edit | history)
Area of Search Number of sites Sites list
Biological Geological Both Total
Brecknockshire TBC TBC TBC 84
List of SSSIs in Brecknock
Carmarthen & Dinefwr TBC TBC TBC 79
List of SSSIs in Carmarthen & Dinefwr
Ceredigion TBC TBC TBC 100
List of SSSIs in Ceredigion
Clwyd TBC TBC TBC 81 List of SSSIs in Clwyd
East Gwynedd TBC TBC TBC 103 List of SSSIs in East Gwynedd
Gwent TBC TBC TBC 78
List of SSSIs in Gwent
Mid & South Glamorgan TBC TBC TBC 69 List of SSSIs in Mid & South Glamorgan
Montgomeryshire TBC TBC TBC 76
List of SSSIs in Montgomery
Preseli & South Pembrokeshire TBC TBC TBC 75
List of SSSIs in Preseli & South Pembrokeshire
Radnorshire TBC TBC TBC 87
List of SSSIs in Radnor
West Glamorgan TBC TBC TBC 56 List of SSSIs in West Glamorgan
West Gwynedd TBC TBC TBC 135 List of SSSIs in West Gwynedd

By principal area

By other

References

  1. ^ "Protected Sites in Denbighshire" (PDF). Denbighshire County Council.
  2. ISBN 1873701721
    .
  3. ISBN 1873701721
    .
  4. ^ "Protected Sites". www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  5. ^ Youle, Richard (2021-01-01). "How Wales' landscape is protected and whether it works". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  6. ^ "Sites of Special Scientific Interest". www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  7. ^ "Natural Resources Wales / Types of protected areas of land and sea". naturalresources.wales. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  8. ^ "Wildlife: Almost half of Wales' protected sites 'not monitored'". BBC News. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  9. ^ "Wales' climate change minister: 'Time to jump start restoration'". BBC News. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  10. ^ "Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) | DataMapWales". datamap.gov.wales. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  11. ^ "Coal tip repairs threaten rare wildlife, ecologists warn". BBC News. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  12. Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
    . Retrieved 2024-05-10.
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