List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Yorkshire

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This is a list of the

1974–1996 county system, and the same approach is followed here, rather than, for example, merging all Yorkshire
sites into a single list.

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] Citation[D]
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres
Bingley South Bog Green tickY 4.0 9.9 SE115386 1990 Map [1]
Breary Marsh Green tickY 9.5 23.5 SE264416 1983 Map [2]
Broadhead Clough Green tickY 63.8 157.6 SE996250 1983/84 Map [3]
Crimsworth Dean Green tickY 13.8 34.1 SD988293, SD994325 1984 Map [4]
Dark Peak Green tickY Green tickY 31,852.9 78,708.4 SK110960 1993 Map [5]
Denby Grange Colliery Ponds Green tickY 19.1 47.2 SE271152 1997 Map [6]
Eccup Reservoir Green tickY 114.5 282.9 SE300417 1987 Map [7]
Elland Bypass Cutting Green tickY 1.1 2.7 SE119202 1989 Map [8]
Fairburn And Newton Ings Green tickY 168.1 415.4 SE453275 1984 Map [9]
Great Dib Wood Green tickY 1.1 2.7 SE199443 1984 Map [10]
Hetchell Wood Green tickY 14.2 35.3 SE376424 1983 Map [11]
Honley Station Cutting Green tickY 0.4 1.0 SE145126 1989 Map [12]
Hook Moor Green tickY 1.7 4.2 SE434355 1989 Map [13]
Leeds and Liverpool Canal Green tickY 19.5 48.2 SE213374 1984 Map [14]
Linton Common Green tickY 0.7 1.7 SE384465 1984 Map [15]
Madbanks And Ledsham Banks Green tickY 6.2 15.2 SE452290, SE461301 1984 Map [16]
Micklefield Quarry Green tickY 0.6 1.5 SE446325 1990 Map [17]
Mickletown Ings Green tickY 38.3 94.6 SE403275 1983 Map [18]
Norwood Bottoms Green tickY 11.0 27.2 SE387416 1986 Map [19]
Nostell Brickyard Quarry Green tickY 12.5 31.0 SE403170 Map [20]
Park Clough Green tickY 0.5 1.2 SE030125 1984 Map [21]
Rake Dike Green tickY 4.7 11.6 SE094048, SE112058 1986 Map [22]
Roach Lime Hills Green tickY 5.4 13.4 SE418315 1983 Map [23]
Seckar Wood Green tickY 46.4 114.6 SE326143 1984 Map [24]
South Elmsall Quarry Green tickY 0.3 0.7 SE484116 1990 Map [25]
South Pennine Moors Green tickY Green tickY 20,938.0 51,740.0 SD920300 1994 Map [26]
Standedge Road Cutting Green tickY 3.5 8.5 SE018095 – SE023098 1984 Map [27]
Townclose Hills Green tickY 12.1 30.0 SE407304 1984 Map [28]
Trench Meadows Green tickY 4.7 11.6 SE131387 1999 Map [29]
Wentbridge Ings Green tickY 1.9 4.8 SE477181 1987 Map [30]
Withens Clough Green tickY 3.0 7.4 SD989234 1984 Map [31]
Yeadon Brickworks And Railway Cutting Green tickY 3.3 8.2 SE193408 1984 Map [32]

Notes

A Data rounded to one decimal place.
OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.[1]
C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by English Nature.
D English Nature citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 27 August 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 20 July 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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