List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Shropshire
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This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Shropshire
. For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
- Allscott Settling Ponds
- Alveley Grindstone Quarry
- Attingham ParkAttingham ParkAttingham Park is a country house in Shropshire, England, which is owned by the National Trust. It is a Grade I listed building.- Location :It is located near to the village of Atcham, on the B4380 Shrewsbury to Wellington road.- History :...
- Berrington Pool
- Betton Dingle And Gulley Green
- Blodwel Marsh
- Bomere, Shomere And Betton Pools
- Brown Moss
- Brownheath Moss
- Buildwas River Section
- Buildwas Sand Quarry
- Bullhill Brook
- Bush Wood And High Wood
- Catherton Common
- Chermes Dingle
- Chorley Covert And Deserts Wood
- Clarepool Moss
- Claverley Road Cutting
- Clee Hill Quarries
- Clunton Coppice
- Cole Mere
- Comley Quarry
- Cornbrook Dingle
- Coston Farm Quarries
- Coundmoor Brook
- Craig Sychtyn
- Crofts Mill Pasture
- Cuckoopen Coppice
- Derrington Meadow
- Devil's Hole, Morville
- Earl's Hill & Habberley Valley
- Eaton Track
- Farley Dingle
- Fenemere
- Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses
- Fernhill Pastures
- Flat Coppice
- Granham's Moor Quarry
- Green Farm Quarry
- Grinshill Quarries
- Hencott Pool
- Hill Houses & Crumpsbrook Meadows
- Hillend Quarry
- Hodnet Heath
- Hope Bowdler Outcrops
- Hope Valley
- Hope Valley Meadows
- Hughley Brook
- Huglith Mine
- Lin Can Moss
- Lincoln Hill
- Linley Big Wood
- Llanymynech And Llynclys Hills
- Long MyndLong MyndThe Long Mynd in Shropshire, England, is a part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is south of the county town Shrewsbury, and has an area of over 22 square kilometres , most of which takes the form of a heathland plateau. Most of the land on the Long Mynd is owned by...
- Longville To Stanway Road Section
- Lydebrook Dingle
- Marked Ash Meadows
- Marsh Wood Quarry
- Marton Pool, Chirbury
- Meadowtown Quarry
- Melverley Farm
- Minsterley Meadows
- Montgomery CanalMontgomery CanalThe Montgomery Canal , known colloquially as "The Monty", is a partially restored canal in Powys, in eastern Wales, and in northwest Shropshire, in western England...
(Aston Locks - Keeper's Bridge) - Morton Pool And Pasture
- Muxton Marsh
- New Hadley Brickpit
- Newport Canal
- Oak Dingle
- Old River Bed, Shrewsbury
- Onny River Section
- Oss Mere
- Pennerley Meadows
- Prees Branch Canal
- Prees Heath
- Prescott Corner
- Prince's Rough
- Rhos Fiddle
- River Dee (England)
- River Severn At Montford
- River TemeRiver TemeThe River Teme rises in Mid Wales, south of Newtown in Powys, and flows through Knighton where it crosses the border into England down to Ludlow in Shropshire, then to the north of Tenbury Wells on the Shropshire/Worcestershire border there, on its way to join the River Severn south of Worcester...
- Ruewood Pastures
- Sheinton Brook
- Shelve Church Section
- Shelve Pool
- Shrawardine Pool
- Snailbeach Mine
- Soudley Quarry
- Spy Wood & Aldress Dingle
- Stocking Meadows, Oreton
- Sweat Mere And Crose Mere
- Sweeney Fen
- Tar Grove Quarry
- Teme Bank
- Temeside
- Thatchers Wood And Westwood Covert
- The Lump, Priestweston
- The Stiperstones & The Hollies
- The WrekinThe WrekinThe Wrekin is a hill in east Shropshire, England. It is located some west of Telford, on the border between the unitary authorities of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. Rising to a height of above the Shropshire Plain, it is a prominent and well-known landmark, marking the entrance to Shropshire...
& The ErcallThe ErcallThe Ercall, sometimes known as Ercall Hill, is a small hill in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is located between The Wrekin and Wellington, in the Telford & Wrekin borough. It is regarded as an internationally important geological site, which is part of The Wrekin and The Ercall... - Tick Wood And Benthall Edge
- Titterstone Clee
- Trefonen Marshes
- Trewern Brook
- Tyrley Canal Cutting
- Upper Millichope Stream Section
- View Edge Quarries
- Wenlock EdgeWenlock EdgeWenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. It is long and runs from South West to North East between Craven Arms and Much Wenlock. It is roughly 330 metres high...
- White Mere
- Whitwell Coppice
- Wolverton Wood And Alcaston Coppice
- Wyre ForestWyre ForestWyre Forest is a large, semi-natural woodland and forest which straddles the borders of Worcestershire and Shropshire, England.The Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire takes its name from the forest, despite the fact that much of the woodland does not lie within the district's boundaries, but...