Site of Special Scientific Interest

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conservation designation protected area designation

A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation in the United Kingdom that protects areas of particular ecological, geological, or physiographical importance.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Site of Special Scientific Interest canonical 55
SSSI 7
Sites of Special Scientific Interest 7

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation designation ⓘ
protected area designation ⓘ
administeredBy Natural England ⓘ
Natural Resources Wales ⓘ
NatureScot ⓘ
Northern Ireland Environment Agency ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
contributesTo UK biodiversity conservation ⓘ
geodiversity conservation in the UK ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
established 20th century ⓘ
governingLaw Environment (Wales) Act 2016 ⓘ
Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 ⓘ
Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 ⓘ
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ⓘ
hasConservationObjective maintain or restore favourable condition of features of interest ⓘ
hasPart biological Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
geological Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
mixed biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
imposes restrictions on potentially damaging operations ⓘ
isBasisFor many higher-level nature conservation designations in the UK ⓘ
legalStatus statutory designation ⓘ
monitoredBy statutory conservation agencies in the UK ⓘ
predecessor National Nature Reserve system and earlier nature conservation measures in the UK ⓘ
protectedBy planning system controls ⓘ
purpose protection of areas of special interest by reason of their fauna ⓘ
protection of areas of special interest by reason of their flora ⓘ
protection of areas of special interest by reason of their geological features ⓘ
protection of areas of special interest by reason of their physiographical features ⓘ
relatedTo National Nature Reserve ⓘ
Ramsar site ⓘ
Special Area of Conservation ⓘ
Special Protection Area ⓘ
requires landowner consent for specified operations ⓘ
scope coastal habitats ⓘ
freshwater habitats ⓘ
marine habitats (intertidal and inshore) ⓘ
terrestrial habitats ⓘ
selectionCriteria importance for earth science features ⓘ
importance for geomorphological features ⓘ
presence of rare or representative habitats ⓘ
presence of rare or threatened species ⓘ
usedIn environmental impact assessments in the UK ⓘ
land-use planning decisions ⓘ

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Montrose Basin → designation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Natural England → hasAuthorityOver → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sites of Special Scientific Interest in England
The Wash → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Chew Valley → hasProtectedArea → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sites of Special Scientific Interest
River Kennet → protectedStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Ruxley Gravel Pits → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Ruxley Gravel Pits → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: SSSI
River Tamar → protectedStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
River Wensum → designation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
NatureScot → responsibleFor → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Scotland
Shropshire Hills → hasConservationDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sites of Special Scientific Interest
River Mease → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Loughor estuary → hasProtectionStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Mole Gap → protectedStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Mole Gap → designation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: SSSI
Steep Holm → protectedStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Bentley Priory Nature Reserve → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Bentley Priory Nature Reserve → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: SSSI
Calke Abbey National Nature Reserve → designation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Dorset and East Devon Coast → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Site of Special Scientific Interest (multiple sections)
Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve → designation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
River Itchen → hasConservationStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Ellesmere meres → protectedAs → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Lundy → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Hickling Broad → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Basingstoke Canal → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: SSSI
River Clun → environmentalDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Eday → hasConservationDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Lathkill Dale → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
English Nature → typeOfProtectedAreaDesignated → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Breydon Water → hasProtectionStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Skokholm Island → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
River Lambourn → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Salisbury Plain → partlyDesignatedAs → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Elmley National Nature Reserve → hasProtectionStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
River Lathkill → designation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Avon Gorge → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Ashdown Forest → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
The Swale → partOf → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swale Site of Special Scientific Interest
Berwyn Mountains → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Argyll and Bute coast → hasConservationDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sites of Special Scientific Interest (selected stretches)
River Beult → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Butser Hill → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
New Forest coast → hasProtectionStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
West Pennine Moors → hasProtectedStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
River Endrick → hasDesignation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Elenydd → hasConservationStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Elenydd → designatedAs → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Pumlumon SSSI → designation → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: SSSI
Blackwater Estuary National Nature Reserve → hasConservationStatus → Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ