Environment and Conservation
Sites of Special Scientific InterestSites of Special Scientific Interest
||Sites of Special Scientific Interest are designated
by Natural England and usually contain the best examples of particular habitats
in the region.
There are over 4,000 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in England, covering around 7% of the country's land area.
Ashfield has nine Sites of Special Scientific Interest, one of the largest number of SSSIs in the East Midlands, with areas of natural beauty and interest as well as sites from a rich industrial heritage.
Development proposals in or likely to affect SSSIs are subject to special scrutiny. In addition, careful consideration will be given to proposed developments in the vicinity of SSSIs to ensure these will not adversely affect the protected site.
| Dovedale Wood | An ancient deciduous woodland. | Map of Dovedale Wood |
| Teversal Pleasley Railway | A range of habitats, with especially valuable calcareous grassland, along a length of railway. | Map of Teversal Pleasley Railway |
| Teversal Pastures | Excellent neutral grasslands with marsh and flushed woodland - of botanical and zoological interest. | Map of Teversal Pastures |
| Kirkby Grives | Very fine examples of calcareous and more neutral grassland, with scrub and floristically species-rich. | Map of Kirkby Grives |
| Bogs Farm Quarry | Species-rich pools, flushes and grassland developed in a former quarry. | Map of Bogs Farm Quarry |
| Annesley Woodhouse Quarry | An old quarry face exposing a good clear section of Lower Magnesian Limestone. | Map of Annesley Woodhouse Quarry |
| Bagthorpe Meadows | Traditionally managed grasslands with a rich and varied botanical interest. | Map of Bagthorpe Meadows |
| Friezeland Grassland | Species-rich pools, flushes and grassland developed in former quarry. | Map of Friezeland Grassland |
| Bulwell Wood | An ancient deciduous woodland with a characteristic ground flora. | Map of Bulwell Wood |
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