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Huddersfield Narrow Canal close to Stalybridge.

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features.[1] As of 2006, there are 21 sites designated within this Area of Search, of which 14 have been designated due to their biological interest, 5 due to their geological interest, and 2 for both biological and geological interest.[2]

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[3] and as such the same approach is followed here, rather than splitting these sites between the Lancashire and Cheshire lists. The data in the table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.[4]

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

Site name Reason for Designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological Interest Geological Interest Hectares Acres
Abram Flashes checkY   39.6 98.0 SD610003 1990 1
Ashclough   checkY 5.8 14.3 SD763063 & SD757063 1988 2
Astley & Bedford Mosses checkY   92.2 227.8 SJ692975 1989 3
Brookheys Covert checkY   2.4 5.8 SJ742904 1977 4
Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss checkY   68.3 168.8 SD585025 & SD595025 1989 5
Compstall Nature Reserve checkY   12.8 31.6 SJ976917 1977 6
Cotteril Clough checkY   10.3 25.5 SJ805839 1951 7
Dark Peak[D] checkY checkY 31,852.9 78,708.4 SK110960 1951 8
Dunham Park checkY   78.0 192.7 SJ740870 1965 9
Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood[E] checkY   8.6 21.2 SD702141 1979 10
Highfield Moss checkY   21.3 52.6 SJ614956 1986 11
Hollinwood Branch Canal checkY   3.3 8.2 SJ910993 to SJ920004 1986 12
Huddersfield Narrow Canal checkY   18.4 45.5 SJ936986 to SD981033 1988 13
Ladcastle And Den Quarries   checkY 2.5 6.2 SD995060 1984 14
Lowside Brickworks   checkY 1.4 3.5 SD941041 1989 15
Ludworth Intake   checkY 5.1 12.7 SJ994911 1998 16
Nob End checkY   8.8 21.7 SD749063 1988 17
Red Moss checkY   47.2 116.6 SD635104 1995 18
Rochdale Canal checkY   25.6 63.1 SD937161 to SD891009 2000 19
South Pennine Moors checkY checkY 20,938.1 51,739.0 SD920300 1994 20
Tonge River Section   checkY 0.7 1.8 SD726095 1987 21

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.[5]
C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.
D The Dark Peak site extends into three other counties and so can be found on lists of SSSIs in Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.[4]
E The Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood site extends into the county of Lancashire and so can be found on the list of SSSIs in Lancashire.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Notification of SSSIs". Natural England. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  2. ^ "SSSIs in Greater Manchester". Natural England. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  3. ^ "County search of SSSIs". Natural England. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  4. ^ a b c Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI. Retrieved on 2007-07-02. (PDF files).
  5. ^ "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2007-07-02.

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