List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nottinghamshire

This is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Nottinghamshire, a county in the East Midlands. Nottinghamshire is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north, and Leicestershire to the south, and has an estimated population of 1,055,400 within an area of 2,159 km² (833.6 sq mi), therefore making it the 17th largest ceremonial county in the United Kingdom.^[1] The data in this table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.^[2]

Nottinghamshire, and its location within the United Kingdom

As of March 2012 there are 66 SSSIs in Nottinghamshire. 63 are notable for their biological interest, 1 for its geology and 2 for both geological and biological interest.

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

Sites

Site name	Reason for designation		Area		Location & map ref	Other designations	Map/Refs
	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres
Annesley Woodhouse Quarry	Y		34.6	85.5	53.078°N 1.276°W / 53.078; -1.276 (Annesley Woodhouse Quarries)     SK486537	WT	Map [3]
Ashton's Meadow	Y		3.6	8.8	53.31°N 0.822°W / 53.31; -0.822 (Ashton's Meadow)     SK786799		Map [4]
Attenborough Gravel Pits	Y		226.6	559.9	52.899°N 1.228°W / 52.899; -1.228 (Attenborough Gravel Pits)     SK520338	WT	Map [5]
Bagthorpe Meadows	Y		6.3	15.6	53.062°N 1.302°W / 53.062; -1.302 (Bagthorpe Meadows)     SK469519		Map [6]
Barnstone Railway Cutting	Y		1.5	3.8	52.912°N 0.901°W / 52.912; -0.901 (Barnstone Railway Cutting)     SK740355		Map [7]
Barrow Hills Sandpit	Y		1.9	4.6	53.418°N 0.975°W / 53.418; -0.975 (Barrow Hills Sandpit)     SK682917		Map [8]
Besthorpe Meadows	Y		9.3	23.1	53.168°N 0.778°W / 53.168; -0.778 (Besthorpe Meadows)     SK818641		Map [9]
Besthorpe Warren	Y		8.8	21.8	53.179°N 0.763°W / 53.179; -0.763 (Besthorpe Warren)     SK828654		Map [10]
Bevercotes Park	Y		8.5	21.1	53.231°N 0.953°W / 53.231; -0.953 (Bevercotes Park)     SK700709		Map [11]
Birklands And Bilhaugh	Y		505.7	1249.7	53.208°N 1.078°W / 53.208; -1.078 (Birklands And Bilhaugh)     SK617683	CP, NNR, NCR, SAC	Map [12]
Birklands West And Ollerton Corner	Y		414.6	1024.6	53.199°N 1.105°W / 53.199; -1.105 (Birklands West And Ollerton Corner)     SK599673	LNR	Map [13]
Bogs Farm Quarry	Y		4.9	12	53.076°N 1.283°W / 53.076; -1.283 (Bogs Farm Quarry)     SK481534		Map [14]
Bulwell Wood	Y		16.8	41.5	53.011°N 1.231°W / 53.011; -1.231 (Bulwell Wood)     SK517462		Map [15]
Castle Hill Wood	Y		30.4	75.1	53.315°N 0.895°W / 53.315; -0.895 (Castle Hill Wood)     SK737804		Map [16]
Chesterfield Canal	Y		29.8	73.7	53.368°N 0.9°W / 53.368; -0.9 (Chesterfield Canal)     SK733863		Map [17]
Clarborough Tunnel	Y		8.5	21.1	53.335°N 0.875°W / 53.335; -0.875 (Clarborough Tunnel)     SK750826	WT	Map [18]
Clipstone Heath	Y		4.2	10.4	53.156°N 1.113°W / 53.156; -1.113 (Clipstone Heath)     SK594625		Map [19]
Clumber Park	Y		525.7	1298.9	53.258°N 1.062°W / 53.258; -1.062 (Clumber Park)     SK627739	NT	Map [20]
Colwick Cutting	Y	Y	2.1	5.1	52.952°N 1.104°W / 52.952; -1.104 (Colwick Cutting)     SK603398	GCR, LNR	Map [21]
Dovedale Wood	Y		13.4	33.2	53.163°N 1.306°W / 53.163; -1.306 (Dovedale Wood)     SK465631	NT	Map [22]
Dyscarr Wood	Y		21.6	53.4	53.382°N 1.131°W / 53.382; -1.131 (Dyscarr Wood)     SK579876	WT	Map [23]
Eakring And Maplebeck Meadows	Y		15.8	39	53.151°N 0.952°W / 53.151; -0.952 (Eakring And Maplebeck Meadows)     SK702621	WT	Map [24]
Friezeland Grassland	Y		3.7	9.1	53.051°N 1.291°W / 53.051; -1.291 (Friezeland Grassland)     SK476506		Map [25]
Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges	Y		57.2	141.2	53.286°N 0.912°W / 53.286; -0.912 (Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges)     SK726771	WT	Map [26]
Gotham Hill Pasture	Y		8.4	20.8	52.872°N 1.214°W / 52.872; -1.214 (Gotham Hill Pasture)     SK530308		Map [27]
Hills And Holes And Sookholme Brook, Warsop	Y		30.2	74.5	53.204°N 1.171°W / 53.204; -1.171 (Hills And Holes And Sookholme Brook, Warsop)     SK555678	WES	Map [28]
Holme Pit	Y		4.2	10.3	52.905°N 1.205°W / 52.905; -1.205 (Holme Pit)     SK536345		Map [29]
Kimberley Railway Cutting	Y	Y	5.4	13.3	53.001°N 1.256°W / 53.001; -1.256 (Kimberley Railway Cutting)     SK500451	GCR, WT	Map [30]
Kinoulton Marsh And Canal	Y		2.6	6.4	52.867°N 0.994°W / 52.867; -0.994 (Kinoulton Marsh And Canal)     SK678304		Map [31]
Kirkby Grives	Y		22	54.4	53.092°N 1.258°W / 53.092; -1.258 (Kirkby Grives)     SK498552	LNR, WT	Map [32]
Kirton Wood, Notts.	Y		18.4	45.5	53.207°N 0.943°W / 53.207; -0.943 (Kirton Wood, Notts.)     SK707683	WT	Map [33]
Laxton Sykes	Y		14.3	35.3	53.182°N 0.906°W / 53.182; -0.906 (Laxton Sykes)     SK732656		Map [34]
Linby Quarries	Y		38.7	95.6	53.064°N 1.205°W / 53.064; -1.205 (Linby Quarries)     SK534522		Map [35]
Lord Stubbins Wood	Y		24.8	61.4	53.215°N 1.196°W / 53.215; -1.196 (Lord Stubbins Wood)     SK538690		Map [36]
Mather Wood	Y		8	19.7	53.125°N 0.921°W / 53.125; -0.921 (Mather Wood)     SK723592		Map [37]
Mattersey Hill Marsh	Y		6	14.9	53.378°N 0.993°W / 53.378; -0.993 (Mattersey Hill Marsh)     SK671873		Map [38]
Misson Line Bank	Y		20.7	51.2	53.457°N 0.925°W / 53.457; -0.925 (Misson Line Bank)     SK715961		Map [39]
Misson Training Area	Y		85.2	210.5	53.469°N 0.926°W / 53.469; -0.926 (Misson Training Area)     SK714974	WT	Map [40]
Mother Drain, Misterton	Y		3.6	9	53.447°N 0.832°W / 53.447; -0.832 (Mother Drain, Misterton)     SK777951		Map [41]
Newhall Reservoir Meadow	Y		0.7	1.8	53.085°N 1.015°W / 53.085; -1.015 (Newhall Reservoir Meadow)     SK661546		Map [42]
Normanton Pastures	Y		16.6	40.9	52.892°N 1.072°W / 52.892; -1.072 (Normanton Pastures)     SK625331		Map [43]
Orston Plaster Pits	Y		4.6	11.5	52.953°N 0.867°W / 52.953; -0.867 (Orston Plaster Pits)     SK762401		Map [44]
Pleasley Vale Railway	Y		3.5	8.7	53.178°N 1.223°W / 53.178; -1.223 (Pleasley Vale Railway)     SK520648	LNR	Map [45]
Rainworth Heath	Y		13.6	33.7	53.126°N 1.118°W / 53.126; -1.118 (Rainworth Heath)     SK591591		Map [46]
Rainworth Lakes	Y		14.2	35	53.117°N 1.127°W / 53.117; -1.127 (Rainworth Lakes)     SK585581		Map [47]
Redgate Woods And Mansey Common	Y		71.3	176.1	53.132°N 0.987°W / 53.132; -0.987 (Redgate Woods And Mansey Common)     SK679599		Map [48]
River Idle Washlands	Y		88.5	218.6	53.436°N 1.003°W / 53.436; -1.003 (River Idle Washlands)     SK663937	WT	Map [49]
Robbinetts	Y		6.3	15.5	52.973°N 1.269°W / 52.973; -1.269 (Robbinetts)     SK492420		Map [50]
Roe Wood	Y		46.7	115.5	53.123°N 0.958°W / 53.123; -0.958 (Roe Wood)     SK698589		Map [51]
Rushcliffe Golf Course	Y		19.5	48.1	52.848°N 1.195°W / 52.848; -1.195 (Rushcliffe Golf Course)     SK543281		Map [52]
Scrooby Top Quarry	Y		3.6	8.8	53.395°N 1.024°W / 53.395; -1.024 (Scrooby Top Quarry)     SK650891		Map [53]
Seller's Wood	Y		13.9	34.3	53.003°N 1.224°W / 53.003; -1.224 (Seller'S Wood)     SK522454	LNR	Map [54]
Sherwood Forest Golf Course	Y		62.5	154.5	53.149°N 1.124°W / 53.149; -1.124 (Sherwood Forest Golf Course)     SK587617		Map [55]
Sledder Wood Meadows	Y		7.9	19.6	53.017°N 1.261°W / 53.017; -1.261 (Sledder Wood Meadows)     SK497469		Map [56]
Spalford Warren	Y		35.8	88.5	53.203°N 0.756°W / 53.203; -0.756 (Spalford Warren)     SK832680	WT	Map [57]
Strawberry Hill Heaths	Y		31.5	77.9	53.137°N 1.136°W / 53.137; -1.136 (Strawberry Hill Heaths)     SK579603		Map [58]
Styrrup Quarry		Y	0.3	0.7	53.405°N 1.091°W / 53.405; -1.091 (Styrrup Quarry)     SK605902	GCR	Map [59]
Sutton And Lound Gravel Pits	Y		316.8	782.8	53.369°N 0.937°W / 53.369; -0.937 (Sutton And Lound Gravel Pits)     SK708863	WT	Map [60]
Teversal Pastures	Y		17.9	44.3	53.15°N 1.267°W / 53.15; -1.267 (Teversal Pastures)     SK491617	LNR	Map [61]
Teversal To Pleasley Railway	Y		5	12.4	53.165°N 1.272°W / 53.165; -1.272 (Teversal To Pleasley Railway)     SK488633	LNR, WT	Map [62]
Thoresby Lake	Y		58	143.3	53.227°N 1.055°W / 53.227; -1.055 (Thoresby Lake)     SK632704		Map [63]
Treswell Wood	Y		48	118.6	53.306°N 0.859°W / 53.306; -0.859 (Treswell Wood)     SK761794	WT	Map [64]
Welbeck Lake	Y		101.7	251.2	53.249°N 1.144°W / 53.249; -1.144 (Welbeck Lake)     SK572728	Wildlife refuge	Map [65]
Wellow Park	Y		135.5	334.8	53.197°N 0.978°W / 53.197; -0.978 (Wellow Park)     SK684671		Map [66]
Wilford Claypits	Y		2.2	5.4	52.914°N 1.154°W / 52.914; -1.154 (Wilford Claypits)     SK570355		Map [67]
Wilwell Cutting	Y		7.3	18.1	52.908°N 1.16°W / 52.908; -1.16 (Wilwell Cutting)     SK566348	LNR, WT	Map [68]

See also

• List of SSSIs by Area of Search

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.^[69]

^C Those SSSIs with more than one OS grid reference are composed of multiple sections, separated by non-SSSI land.^[69]

^E Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.