List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tyne and Wear

There are 37 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Tyne and Wear, England. In England, the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses sites because of their flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features.[1] 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.[2]

A map of Tyne and Wear, and its location within the United Kingdom also shown

Tyne and Wear is made up of five administrative local authorities consisting mainly 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.[3]

Sites
Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified References
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres Map[C] Citation
Big Waters Y 27.2 67.2 NZ227734 1985 Map
Boldon Pastures Y 3.5 8.6 NZ381616 1987 Map
Brenkley Meadows Y 9.2 22.7 NZ217744 1988 Map
Claxheugh Rock And Ford Limestone Quarry Y Y 7.1 18.0 NZ363574 1987 Map
Cleadon Hill Y 10.0 24.6 NZ389631 1984 Map
Dawson's Plantation Quarry Y 0.7 1.7 NZ336547 1996 Map
Durham Coast Y Y 765.4 1,891.0 NZ381685 – NZ495362 1999 Map
Eppleton Grassland Y 13.4 33.0 Map
Fulwell And Carley Hill Quarries Y Y 6.0 14.8 NZ382598 & NZ388595 1987 Map
Gibside Y 89.0 219.9 NZ184590 1989 Map
Gilleylaw Quarry Y 0.2 0.6 NZ375537 1986 Map
Gosforth Park Y 37.3 92.1 NZ256702 1987 Map
Hallow Hill Y 7.0 17.3 NZ157658 1986 Map
Harton Down Hill Y 1.1 2.7 NZ390655 1984 Map
Hastings Hill Y 1.3 3.1 NZ353544 1984 Map
Herrington Hill Y 6.9 17.1 NZ367528 1983 Map
Hetton Bogs Y 11.0 27.0 NZ345486 1984 Map
High Haining Hill Y 2.9 7.2 NZ357507 1983 Map
High Moorsley Y Y 6.8 16.8 NZ333454 1985 Map
Humbledon Hill Quarry Y 0.1 0.3 NZ382553 1985 Map
Hylton Castle Cutting Y 1.1 2.8 NZ360588 1986 Map
Joe's Pond Y 4.5 11.0 NZ328486 1984 Map
Lower Derwent Meadows Y 4.2 10.3 NZ190613 1986 Map
Moorsley Banks Y 5.5 13.7 NZ336459 1987 Map
Northumberland Shore Y Y 1,925.8 47,574.0 NT980575 – NU010525 & NU165363 – NZ365685 1992 Map
Pockerley Farm Pond Y 1.4 3.4 NZ222555 1984 Map
Prestwick Carr Y 51.4 127.0 NZ189742 1986 Map
Ridley Gill Y 12.2 30.1 NZ217556 1985 Map
Ryton Willows Y 6.9 17.0 NZ 152650, NZ155649, NZ158649 1985 Map
Shibdon Pond Y 14.6 36.0 NZ195628 1985 Map
South Hylton Pasture Y 2.8 6.9 NZ357568 1984 Map
Strother Hills Y 8.1 20.0 NZ153579 1986 Map
Thornley Wood Y 14.8 36.6 NZ177608 1990 Map
Tunstall Hills And Ryhope Cutting Y Y 15.8 39.0 NZ391546, NZ393540 & NZ399537 1988 Map
Tynemouth To Seaton Sluice Y 97.9 241.9 NZ346755, NZ365716, NZ373694 1989 Map
Wear River Bank Y 4.8 11.9 NZ360577 1989 Map
West Farm Meadow, Boldon Y 2.8 6.9 NZ358622 1989 Map

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.[4]
C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.[4]

References
  1. "Notification of SSSIs". English Nature. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  2. "Glossary of SSSI terms". Natural England. 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  3. "Tyne and Wear Profile: 2004". Tyne & Wear Research. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  4. "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 2006-07-20. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
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