Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting the lowest level of protected area in the United Kingdom.
Legal status
SSSIs are defined as any land of special interest because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features.
The designation can be made by English Nature, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Countryside Council for Wales or the Environment and Heritage Service (Northern Ireland).
The legal framework for SSSIs was provided by the Wildlife and Countryside Acts of 1981 and 1985, and the protection of SSSIs was enhanced by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act of 2000.
List of SSSIs
SSSIs in England
SSSIs in Scotland
SSSIs in Wales
SSSIs in Northern Ireland
Referenced By
Ant Broads & Marshes NNR | Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England | Bass Rock | British Waterways | British Waterways Board | Brownsea Island | Capital of Scotland | Cheddar Gorge | Cley next the Sea | Conservation designation | Conservation in the United Kingdom | Countryside Council for Wales | Derbyshire Wildlife Trust | Edinburgh | Edinburgh, Scotland | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Environmentally Sensitive Area | Fleet Pond | Halvergate Marshes | Hampstead Heath | Hickling Broad | Leasowe Lighthouse | List of United Kingdom-related topics | List of United Kingdom topics | Martham Broad | Newmillerdam | Protected areas of the United Kingdom | River Wye | River Wye, Wales | Scheduled Ancient Monument | Scottish Natural Heritage | Somerset Levels | Special Area of Conservation | Special Protection Area | Studland | Studland Bay | Studland and Godlingston Heath NNR | The Broads National Park | Tring | UK topics | United Kingdom/Basic Topics | United Kingdom/Conservation | Upton, Norfolk | Upton, Norfolk, England | WWT London Wetlands Centre | WWT Martin Mere | WWT National Wetlands Centre | WWT Welney | Wye River
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