List_of_Sites_of_Special_Scientific_Interest_in_Buckinghamshire

List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire

List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire

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Buckinghamshire is a county in south-east England,[1] surrounded by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to the east, Surrey and Berkshire to the south, Greater London to the south-east and Oxfordshire to the west.[2] This ceremonial county has two Unitary Authorities, Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes Council.

Temple Island Meadows with the River Thames in the background

In England, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are designated by Natural England, which is responsible for protecting England's natural environment. Designation as an SSSI gives legal protection to the most important wildlife and geological sites.[3] As of April 2016, there are 65 SSSIs in this Area of Search, 55 of which have been designated for biological interest and 10 for geological interest.[4] Thirty are in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, three are in national nature reserves, four are in Special Areas of Conservation, and seventeen are managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.

Sites

Key

  • Interest
    • B = site of biological interest
    • G = site of geological interest
  • Public access
    • FP = Access only to a footpath across the site
    • No = no public access to site
    • PP = public access to part of site
    • Yes = public access to site
More information Site name, Photograph ...

See also

Notes

  1. The area and grid reference are shown on the Natural England citation for each site.
  2. The maps are provided by Natural England on the Magic Map website.
  3. Citations are provided for each site by Natural England.
  4. This site is partly in Hertfordshire.
  5. This site is partly in Oxfordshire.
  6. This site is partly in Bedfordshire.
  7. This site is partly in Greater London.
  8. This site is partly in Northamptonshire.

References

  1. "South East (England)". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. The Ordnance Survey Atlas of Great Britain. London, UK: Book Club Associates. 1982. p. 189.
  3. "Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Designation". Natural England. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. "Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Search results for Buckinghamshire". Natural England. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. "Ashridge Commons and Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  6. "Aston Clinton Ragpits citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  7. "Aston Rowant citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. Ratcliffe, Derek A. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780521214032.
  9. "Aston Rowant". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  10. "Aston Rowant (SAC)". Natural England. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  11. "Aston Rowant citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  12. "Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2014 – 2019" (PDF). Chilterns Conservation Board. April 2014. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  13. Ratcliffe, Derek A. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 53. ISBN 9780521214032.
  14. Biodiversity Designations Background Paper. Wycombe District Council. June 2009. pp. 9, 10. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  15. "Chilterns Beechwoods". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  16. "Chilterns Beechwoods (SAC)". Natural England. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  17. "Aston Rowant Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  18. "Bacombe Hill". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  19. "Bacombe Hill Local Nature Reserve". Chilterns Conservation Board. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  20. "Bacombe Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  21. "Chilterns Countryside". National Trust. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  22. "Bacombe and Coombe Hills citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  23. "Bierton (Portlandian – Berriasian)". Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  24. "Bierton Clay Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  25. "Black Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  26. "Black Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  27. "Bolter End (Palaeogene)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  28. "Bolter End Sand Pit SSSI". Bucks Geology. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  29. "Bradenham Woods, Park Wood and The Coppice citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  30. "Bradenham Estate". National Trust. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  31. "Bugle Pit (Portlandian – Berriasian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  32. "Bugle Pit, Hartwell (Jurassic – Cretaceous Reptilia)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  33. "Bugle Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  34. "Buckinghamshire's National Nature Reserve: Burnham Beeches". Natural England. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  35. "Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common". City of London. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  36. "Burnham Beeches citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  37. "Buttler's Hangings citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  38. "Dancersend". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  39. "Dancersend citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  40. "Dancersend Waterworks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  41. "Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  42. "Lottery grant to conserve rare woodland". Chilterns Conservation Board. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  43. "Fayland Chalk Bank citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  44. "Fern House Gravel Pit (Quaternary of the Thames)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  45. Bridgland, D. R. (1994). "Fern House Gravel Pit". Quaternary of the Thames. Springer. ISBN 9789401107051.
  46. "Fern House Gravel Pit SSSI". Bucks Geology. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  47. "Finemere Wood". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  48. "Finemere Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  49. "Foxcote Reservoir". Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  50. "Foxcote Reservoir and Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  51. "Frieth Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  52. "Froghall Brickworks SSSI". Bucks Geology. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  53. "The Chess Valley Walk" (PDF). Chilterns Conservation Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  54. "Frogmore Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  55. "Frogmore Meadow". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  56. "Gomm Valley". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  57. "Gomm Valley". Chilterns Conservation Board. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  58. "Gomm Valley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  59. "Grangelands and Pulpit Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  60. "Grendon and Doddershall Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  61. "Ham Home-cum-Hamgreen Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  62. "Hodgemoor Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  63. "Community Wildlife Officer (Bucks)" (PDF). Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  64. "Pullingshill and Hollowhill Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  65. "Homefield Wood". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  66. "Homefield Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  67. "Howe Park Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  68. "Ivinghoe Hills citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  69. "Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  70. "Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  71. "Bedfordshire's National Nature Reserves". Natural England. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  72. "King's Wood and Rammamere Heath". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  73. "Littleworth Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  74. "Lodge Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  75. "Upper Ray Meadows". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  76. "Long Herdon Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  77. "Mid Colne Valley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  78. "Millfield Wood". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  79. "Millfield Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  80. "Moorend Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  81. "Muswell Hill (Wealden)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  82. "Muswell Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  83. "Naphill Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  84. "Old Rectory Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  85. "Oxley Mead citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  86. "Pilch Field". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  87. "Pilch Fields". Milton Keynes Natural History Society. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  88. "Pitstone Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  89. "Pitstone Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  90. "Poker's Pond Meadow citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  91. "Rodbed Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  92. "Rushbeds Wood". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  93. "Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  94. "Bernwood Meadows". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  95. "Shabbington Woods Complex citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  96. "Sheephouse Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  97. "South Lodge Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  98. "South Lodge Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  99. "South Lodge Pit". Taplow Society. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  100. "South Lodge Pit SSSI". Bucks Geology. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  101. "Stoke Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  102. "Stone (Wealden)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  103. "Stone citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  104. "Permit only reserves". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  105. "Windsor Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  106. "Swain's Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  107. "Temple Island Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  108. "Tingewick Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  109. "Tring Reservoirs". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  110. "Tring Reservoirs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  111. "Turville Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  112. "Warren Farm (Portlandian – Berriasian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  113. "Warren Farm, Stewkley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  114. "Weston Turville Reservoir". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  115. "Weston Turville Reservoir". Chilterns Conservation Board. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  116. "Weston Turville Reservoir citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  117. "Widdenton Park Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  118. "Wormsley Chalk Banks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  119. "Yardley Chase citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.


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