List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Yorkshire
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This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in West Yorkshire. English Nature, the designating body for SSSIs in England, uses 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 |  |
4.0 | 9.9 | SE115386 | 1990 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Breary Marsh | |
9.5 | 23.5 | SE264416 | 1983 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Broadhead Clough | |
63.8 | 157.6 | SE996250 | 1983/84 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Crimsworth Dean | |
13.8 | 34.1 | SD988293, SD994325 | 1984 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Dark Peak | |
|
31,852.9 | 78,708.4 | SK110960 | 1993 | Map | Archived 24 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine |
| Denby Grange Colliery Ponds | |
19.1 | 47.2 | SE271152 | 1997 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Eccup Reservoir | |
114.5 | 282.9 | SE300417 | 1987 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Elland Bypass Cutting | |
1.1 | 2.7 | SE119202 | 1989 | Map | [dead link] | |
| Fairburn And Newton Ings | |
168.1 | 415.4 | SE453275 | 1984 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Great Dib Wood | |
1.1 | 2.7 | SE199443 | 1984 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Hetchell Wood | |
14.2 | 35.3 | SE376424 | 1983 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Honley Station Cutting | |
0.4 | 1.0 | SE145126 | 1989 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Hook Moor | |
1.7 | 4.2 | SE434355 | 1989 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Leeds and Liverpool Canal | |
19.5 | 48.2 | SE213374 | 1984 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Linton Common | |
0.7 | 1.7 | SE384465 | 1984 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Madbanks And Ledsham Banks | |
6.2 | 15.2 | SE452290, SE461301 | 1984 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Micklefield Quarry | |
0.6 | 1.5 | SE446325 | 1990 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Mickletown Ings | |
38.3 | 94.6 | SE403275 | 1983 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Norwood Bottoms | |
11.0 | 27.2 | SE387416 | 1986 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Nostell Brickyard Quarry | |
12.5 | 31.0 | SE403170 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | ||
| Park Clough | |
0.5 | 1.2 | SE030125 | 1984 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Rake Dike | |
4.7 | 11.6 | SE094048, SE112058 | 1986 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Roach Lime Hills | |
5.4 | 13.4 | SE418315 | 1983 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Seckar Wood | |
46.4 | 114.6 | SE326143 | 1984 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| South Elmsall Quarry | |
0.3 | 0.7 | SE484116 | 1990 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| South Pennine Moors | |
|
20,938.0 | 51,740.0 | SD920300 | 1994 | Map | Archived 24 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine |
| Standedge Road Cutting | |
3.5 | 8.5 | SE018095 – SE023098 | 1984 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Townclose Hills | |
12.1 | 30.0 | SE407304 | 1984 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Trench Meadows | |
4.7 | 11.6 | SE131387 | 1999 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Wentbridge Ings | |
1.9 | 4.8 | SE477181 | 1987 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Withens Clough | |
3.0 | 7.4 | SD989234 | 1984 | Map | Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Yeadon Brickworks And Railway Cutting | |
3.3 | 8.2 | SE193408 | 1984 | Map | Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine | |
Notes
- A Data rounded to one decimal place.
- B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as 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.