List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in South Yorkshire

List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in South Yorkshire

, of which TBC have been designated due to their biological interest, TBC due to its geological interest, and TBC for both biological and geological interest. [cite web | title=SSSIs in South Yorkshire | work=Natural England | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/searchresults.cfm?sssi_name=&frmcounty=1036 | accessdate=2007-03-04]

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=Natural Endland | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/Special/sssi/search.cfm | accessdate=2007-03-04] and as such the same approach is followed here, rather than, for example, merging all Yorkshire sites into a single list. The data in the table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI."Natural England" citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2007-03-04. (PDF files).

Notes

: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=2007-03-04] :note label|Map|C|CLink to maps using the "Nature on the Map" service provided by "English Nature".:note label|Dark Peak|D|DThe Dark Peak site extends into three other counties and so can be found on lists of SSSIs in Derbyshire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.:note label|Eastern Peak|E|EIncorporates three formers SSSIs: Hallam Moors being first notified in 1955, Eastern Moors in 1964 and Houndkirk Moor in 1972.

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