List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Buckinghamshire, which is a county in South East England north west of Greater London. It has an area of 1874 km², and a population of 725,000.

In England, the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which is responsible for protecting England's natural environment. Notification as an SSSI gives legal protection to the best sites for wildlife and geology.[1] As of 2011, there are 64 SSSIs in this Area of Search, 52 of which have been designated for biological interest, 10 for geological interest, and 2 for both biological and geological interest.[2]

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

The data in the table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.[3]

Sites

Site name Reason for designation Area[A] Grid reference[B][C] Year in which notified[D] Map[E] Location
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres
Ashridge Commons And Woods Y 640.1 1581.7 SP975135 1987 [1] Ashridge
Aston Clinton Ragpits Y 2.9 7.3 SP888108 1984 [2] Aston Clinton
Aston Rowant Y 128.5 317.5 SU728972 1988 [3] Aston Rowant
Aston Rowant Woods Y 209.7 518 SU750984 1986 [4] Aston Rowant
Bacombe And Coombe Hills Y Y 76.4 188.9 SP852068 1984 [5] Upper Bacombe
Bierton Clay Pit Y 0.07 0.2 SP839157 1986 [6] Bierton
Black Park Y 15.3 37.8 TQ013842 1990 [7] Wexham
Bolter End Sand Pit Y 0.3 0.8 SU799919 1988 [8] Bolter End
Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice Y 129.1 318.9 SU828984 1984 [9] Bradenham
Bugle Quarry Y 0.1 0.2 SP793121 1986 [10] Hartwell
Burnham Beeches Y 374.6 925.7 SU950857 1985 [11] Farnham Common
Buttler's Hangings Y 3.9 9.7 SU817962 1984 [12] Bradenham
Dancersend Y 81.3 200.9 SP900094 1986 [13] Wendover
Dancersend Waterworks Y 4.0 9.9 SP906090 1989 [14] Hastoe
Ellesborough And Kimble Warrens Y 68.9 170.2 SP831058 1984 [15] Ellesborough
Fayland Chalk Bank Y 0.6 1.5 SU787887 1989 [16] Skirmett
Fern House Gravel Pit Y 1.3 3.2 SU883885 1986 [17] Little Marlow
Finemere Wood Y 45.7 112.9 SP718218 1990 [18] Quainton
Foxcote Reservoir And Wood Y 48.3 119.4 SP711364 1984 [19] Akeley
Frieth Meadows Y 2.5 6.1 SU799905 1986 [20] Frieth
Froghall Brickworks Y 0.7 0.3 SU977941 1989 [21] Chalfont St Giles
Frogmore Meadows Y 4.6 11.4 TQ021989 1986 [22] Chenies
Gomm Valley Y 4.1 10.2 SU897922 1984 [23] Micklefield
Grangelands & Pulpit Hill Y Y 25.5 63.0 SP829050 1985 [24] Ellesborough
Grendon And Doddershall Woods Y 67.1 165.8 SP710210 1984 [25] Grendon Underwood
Ham Home-cum-hamgreen Woods Y 23.2 57.3 SP695190 1984 [26] Grendon Underwood
Hodgemoor Wood Y 102.6 253.6 SU968935 1992 [27] Chalfont St Giles
Hollowhill And Pullingshill Woods Y 23.0 56.8 SU822862 1984 [28] Marlow
Homefield Wood Y 6.1 15.0 SU813867 1984 [29] Hambleden
Howe Park Wood Y 21.4 60.0 SP833344 1994 [30] Tattenhoe
Ivinghoe Hills Y 212.3 524.7 SP963159 1984 [31] Ivinghoe
Kingcup Meadows And Oldhouse Wood Y 13.2 32.6 TQ030851 1992 [32] New Denham
Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths Y 212.8 525.0 SP925295 1984 [33] Great Brickhill
Littleworth Common Y 15.8 39.2 SU930865 1986 [34] Farnham Common
Lodge Hill Y 31.8 78.5 SP794001 1984 [35] Bledlow Ridge
Long Herdon Meadow Y 4.5 11.1 SP648202 1985 [36] Grendon Underwood
Mid Colne Valley Y   132.0 326.1 TQ043896 1985 [37] Denham
Millfield Wood Y 9.5 23.5 SU870954 1984 [38] High Wycombe
Moorend Common Y 28.0 69.2 SU802905 1985 [39] Moor End
Muswell Hill Y 0.3 0.6 SP640153 1992 [40] Brill
Naphill Common Y 71.7 175.7 SU840972 1988 [41] Naphill
Old Rectory Meadows Y 7.9 19.6 TQ033874 1982 [42] Denham
Oxley Mead Y 3.7 9.2 SP819348 1994 [43] Tattenhoe
Pilch Fields Y 11.1 27.3 SP747322 1984 [44] Great Horwood
Pitstone Hill Y 22.9 56.7 SP950145 1984 [45] Ivinghoe
Pitstone Quarry Y 10.3 25.4 SP934145 1988 [46] Ivinghoe
Poker's Pond Meadow Y 1.9 4.7 SP879280 1992 [47] Soulbury
Rodbed Wood Y 2.2 5.3 SU804836 1984 [48] High Wycombe
Rushbeds Wood And Railway Cutting Y 80.2 198.2 SP667155 1982 [49] Wotton Underwood
Shabbington Woods Complex Y Y 305.6 755.2 SP615110 1987 [50] Long Crendon
Sheephouse Wood Y 56.9 140.7 SP703235 1986 [51] Charndon
South Lodge Pit Y 0.5 1.3 SU90548193 1986 [52] Taplow
Stoke Common Y 83.2 205.4 SU985853 1984 [53] Stoke Poges
Stone Y 0.1 0.3 SP778126 1995 [54] Stone
Swain's Wood Y 16.2 40.1 SU739920 1985 [55] Turville
Temple Island Meadows Y 14.1 31.8 SU769847 1989 [56] Remenham
Tingewick Meadows Y 11.1 27.3 SP652313 1984 [57] Tingewick
Tring Reservoirs Y 106.5 263.2 SP919136 & SP905131 1987 [58] Tring
Turville Hill Y 22.4 54.1 SU769913 1984 [59] High Wycombe
Warren Farm, Stewkley Y 1.5 3.6 SP851242 1986 [60] Stewkley
Weston Turville Reservoir Y 18.4 45.4 SP862096 1986 [61] Weston Turville
Widdenton Park Wood Y 23.5 59.9 SU817915 1986 [62] High Wycombe
Windsor Hill Y 61.8 152.7 SU747926 1984 [63] Princes Risborough
Wormsley Chalk Banks Y 14.1 38.9 SP825027 & SU751923 & SU737932 & SU728936 & SU745938 & SU736958 1989 [64] High Wycombe

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]
D This list uses the date notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
E Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.

References

  1. ^ Natural England, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, The designation process
  2. ^ Natural England, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Search results for Buckinghamshire
  3. ^ Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2011-11-28. (PDF files).
  4. ^ a b "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/help.html#gridref. Retrieved 2011-11-30. 
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