List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tyne and Wear

There are 36 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Tyne and Wear, England. As of 2008, of the 36 designated sites, ? have been designated due to their biological interest, ? due to their geological interest, and ? for both. [cite web | title=SSSIs in Tyne and Wear| work=Natural England | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/searchresults.cfm?sssi_name=&frmcounty=1041| accessdate=2008-06-05] In England, the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses sites because of their flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features. [cite web | title=Notification of SSSIs | work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/notification.cfm | accessdate=2008-06-05] 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 with each area being called an Area of Search. [cite web|url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/glossary.cfm|title=Glossary of SSSI terms|publisher=Natural England|date=2007|accessdate=2008-06-05]

Tyne and Wear is made up of five administrative local authorities consisting maninly of the two largest cities in the region: Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sunderland, thus making it the sixth largest conurbation in the United Kingdom. Tyne and Wear shares its borders with Northumberland and County Durham, to the north and south respectively. [cite web|url=http://www.tyne-wear-research.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/twri_special_reports_profile_2004|title=Tyne and Wear Profile: 2004|publisher=Tyne & Wear Research|date=2004|accessdate=2008-06-06]

List of sites

* Big Waters
* Boldon Pastures
* Brenkley Meadows
* Claxheugh Rock And Ford Limestone Quarry
* Cleadon Hill
* Dawson's Plantation Quarry
* Durham Coast
* Fulwell And Carley Hill Quarries
* Gibside
* Gilleylaw Quarry
* Gosforth Park
* Hallow Hill
* Harton Down Hill
* Hastings Hill
* Herrington Hill
* Hetton Bogs
* High Haining Hill
* High Moorsley
* Humbledon Hill Quarry
* Hylton Castle Cutting
* Joe's Pond
* Lower Derwent Meadows
* Moorsley Banks
* Northumberland Shore
* Pockerley Farm Pond
* Prestwick Carr
* Ridley Gill
* Ryton Willows
* Shibdon Pond
* South Hylton Pasture
* Strother Hills
* Thornley Wood
* Tunstall Hills And Ryhope Cutting
* Tynemouth To Seaton Sluice
* Wear River Bank
* West Farm Meadow, Boldon

ee also

*List of SSSIs by Area of Search
* [http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Regions/NorthEast/activities/landscape/f_countryside/index.asp countryside.gov.uk]
* [http://www.naturalengland.co.uk/regions/northeast/default.htm natural england]

Notes

:note label|Area|A|A Data rounded to one decimal place.:note label|Grid reference|B|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.cite web | title=Guide to National Grid | work=Ordnance Survey | url=http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/help.html#gridref | accessdate=2008-06-05] :note label|Grid reference|C|C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.:note label|Year in which notified|D|D Site notification consists of designating a site as an SSSI and consulting with the owner(s). This list uses the date notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.:note label|Map|E|E Link to maps using the "Nature on the Map" service provided by "Natural England".

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