List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
__NOTOC__, of which 82 have been designated due to their biological interest, 35 due to their geological interest, and 9 for both. [cite web | title=SSSIs in Somerset | work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/searchresults.cfm?sssi_name=&frmcounty=1035 | accessdate=2006-08-05]
Natural England took over the role of designating and managing SSSIs from English Nature in October 2006 when it was formed from the amalgamation of English Nature, parts of the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service. Natural England, like its predecessor, uses the 1974-1996 county system, [cite web | title=County search of SSSIs | work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/Special/sssi/search.cfm | accessdate=2006-08-05] and as such the same approach is followed here, therefore some sites you may expect to find in this list could be in the Avon list. The data in the table is taken from English Nature in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.["English Nature" citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2006-08-05. (PDF files).] C - F
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:note label|Area|A|AData rounded to one decimal place.:note label|Grid reference|B|BGrid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey. [cite web | title=Guide to National Grid | work=Ordnance Survey | url=http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/help.html#gridref | accessdate=2006-08-07] :note label|Map|C|CLink to maps using the "Nature on the Map" service provided by "English Nature".:note label|Hestercombe|D|DSize smaller than can be shown with one decimal place. Actual size: 0.08 ha.
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