List of Special Areas of Conservation in England
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The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
- Alde-Ore Estuary
- Arnecliff and Park Hole Woods
- Asby Complex
- Ashdown ForestAshdown ForestAshdown Forest is an ancient area of tranquil open heathland occupying the highest sandy ridge-top of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is situated some south of London in the county of East Sussex, England...
- Aston RowantAston RowantAston Rowant is a village and civil parish about south of Thame in South Oxfordshire, England. The parish includes the villages of Aston Rowant and Kingston Blount, and adjoins Buckinghamshire to the southeast....
- Avon Gorge WoodlandsAvon GorgeThe Avon Gorge is a 1.5-mile long gorge on the River Avon in Bristol, England. The gorge runs south to north through a limestone ridge west of Bristol city centre, and about 3 miles from the mouth of the river at Avonmouth. The gorge forms the boundary between the unitary authorities of...
- Barnack Hills and HolesBarnack Hills & Holes NNRBarnack Hills & Holes is managed as a National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England, a non-departmental public body vested in 2006. It is situated in the village of Barnack in the unitary authority area of Peterborough in the United Kingdom...
- Baston Fen
- Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats
- Beast Cliff – Whitby (Robin Hood`s Bay)
- Bee`s Nest and Green Clay Pits
- Beer Quarry and Caves
- Benacre to Easton Bavents Lagoons
- Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast
- Birklands and Bilhaugh
- Blackstone Point
- Blean Complex
- Border Mires, Kielder – Butterburn
- Borrowdale Woodland Complex
- Bracket`s Coppice
- Braunton BurrowsBraunton BurrowsBraunton Burrows is a sand dune system on the North Devon coast. Braunton Burrows is a prime British sand dune site, the largest sand dune system in England. It is particularly important ecologically because it includes the complete successional range of dune plant communities, with over 400...
- BrecklandBrecklandThe Breckland as a landscape region is an unusual natural habitat of England. It comprises the gorse-covered sandy heath that exists in the north of the county of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk. An area of considerable interest for its unusual flora and fauna, it lies to the south east of another...
- Bredon HillBredon HillBredon Hill is a hill in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Evesham in the Vale of Evesham. The summit of the hill is in the parish of Kemerton and it extends over parts of eight other parishes...
- Breney CommonBreney CommonBreney Common is a nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its biological interest, in central Cornwall, England, UK. It is located mainly in Lanlivery civil parish, with the Saints' Way footpath running through it....
and Goss and Tregoss Moors - Briddlesford CopsesBriddlesford CopsesBriddleford Copses is a 167.2 hectare Site of special scientific interest which is south of Wootton Bridge. The site was notified in 2003 for its biological features. Briddlesford Manor is nearby.-References:*...
- Brown Moss
- Burnham BeechesBurnham BeechesBurnham Beeches is an area of 220 hectares of ancient woodland, located close to Farnham Common, Burnham and Beaconsfield, in Buckinghamshire. It is approximately 25 miles to the west of London, England.-Preservation:...
- Butser HillButser HillButser Hill is a chalk hill and one of the highest points in Hampshire. It is also the highest point on the chalk ridge of the South Downs and the second highest point in the South Downs National Park after Blackdown in the Western Weald. Although only high, it qualifies as one of England's...
- Calf Hill and Cragg Woods
- Cannock ChaseCannock ChaseCannock Chase is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. The area has been designated as the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Chase gives its name to the Cannock Chase local government district....
- Cannock Extension CanalCannock Extension CanalThe current Cannock Extension Canal is a 1.8 mile canal in England. It runs from Pelsall Junction on the Wyrley and Essington Canal, north to Norton Canes Docks and forms part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations....
- Carrine Common
- Castle Eden DeneCastle Eden DeneCastle Eden Dene is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve in the Easington district of County Durham, England. It is located immediately south of Peterlee, between the A19 and A1086 roads....
- Castle HillCastle Hill-Australia:* Castle Hill, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney* Castle Hill, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville-United Kingdom:* Castle Hill, Birmingham, an area in the centre of Dudley...
- Cerne and Sydling Downs
- Chesil and the FleetChesil BeachChesil Beach, sometimes called Chesil Bank, in Dorset, southern England is one of three major shingle structures in Britain. Its toponym is derived from the Old English ceosel or cisel, meaning "gravel" or "shingle"....
- Chilmark QuarriesChilmark QuarriesChilmark Quarries is a 9.65 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, in the ravine south of the village of Chilmark in Wiltshire, notified in 1977....
- Chilterns Beechwoods
- Clints Quarry
- Cothill Fen
- Cotswold Beechwoods
- Craven Limestone Complex
- Crookhill Brick PitCrookhill Brick PitCrookhill Brick Pit is a 4.77 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 2003.It supports a large population of Great Crested Newts.-Source:* -External links:...
- Crowdy Marsh
- Culm Grasslands
- Cumbrian Marsh Fritillary Site
- DartmoorDartmoorDartmoor is an area of moorland in south Devon, England. Protected by National Park status, it covers .The granite upland dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history. The moorland is capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The...
- Dawlish Warren
- Denby Grange Colliery Ponds
- Devil's Dyke, CambridgeshireDevil's Dyke, CambridgeshireThe Devil's Dyke is an earthwork in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It consists of a long bank and ditch that runs in a south-east direction from the small village of Reach to nearby Woodditton...
- Dew`s Ponds
- Dixton Wood
- Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes
- Dorset Heaths
- Dover to Kingsdown CliffsWhite cliffs of DoverThe White Cliffs of Dover are cliffs which form part of the British coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliffs are part of the North Downs formation. The cliff face, which reaches up to , owes its striking façade to its composition of chalk accentuated by streaks of black flint...
- Downton Gorge
- Drigg Coast
- Duddon Mosses
- Duncton to Bignor Escarpment
- DungenessDungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye BayDungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest that stretches across two counties:Kent and East Sussex. It is of both geological and biological interest....
- Durham Coast
- East Devon Pebblebed Heaths
- East Hampshire Hangers
- Ebernoe Common
- Eller`s Wood and Sand Dale
- Emer Bog
- Ensor`s Pool
- Epping ForestEpping ForestEpping Forest is an area of ancient woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. It is a former royal forest, and is managed by the City of London Corporation....
- Essex Estuaries
- Eversden and Wimpole Woods
- Exmoor and Quantock Oakwoods
- Exmoor Heaths
- Fal and Helford
- Fen Bog
- FenlandFenlandFenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in March, and covers the neighbouring market towns of Chatteris, Whittlesey, and Wisbech, often called the "capital of the fens"...
- Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses
- Fens PoolsFens PoolsFens Pools is a 37.6 hectare biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1989under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is currently managed by the Country Trust.-History:...
- Flamborough HeadFlamborough HeadFlamborough Head is a promontory of on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, and the resistance it offers to coastal erosion may be contrasted with the low coast of Holderness to the south...
- Folkestone to Etchinghill escarpmentFolkestone DownsThe Folkestone Downs are an area of chalk downland above Folkestone, where the eastern end of the North Downs escarpment meets the English Channel...
- Fontmell and Melbury Downs
- Ford MossFord MossFord Moss is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, containing a Scheduled Ancient Monument, located 12 miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England...
- Gang Mine
- Gibraltar PointGibraltar PointGibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is an area of approximately in Lincolnshire, England.The reserve is owned by Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey District Council and is administered by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust...
- Godrevy Head to St Agnes
- Great YewsGreat YewsGreat Yews is a 29.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951.-Source:* -External links:*...
- GrimsthorpeGrimsthorpeGrimsthorpe is a hamlet in Lincolnshire, England situated about north-west of Bourne on the A151. It falls within the parish of Edenham Grimsthorpe Elsthorpe & Scottlethorpe.Nearby is Grimsthorpe Castle....
- Hackpen Hill
- Haig FrasHaig FrasHaig Fras is a 45 km long submarine granitic rocky outcrop in the southern part of the Celtic Sea, lying about 95 km northwest of the Isles of Scilly. It covers an area of . At one point it reaches within 38 m of the sea surface. It is protected as a Special Area of Conservation because of the...
- Harbottle Moors
- Hartslock Wood
- Hastings Cliffs
- Hatfield Moor
- Helbeck and Swindale Woods
- Hestercombe HouseHestercombe HouseHestercombe House is a historic country house in the parish of West Monkton in the Quantock Hills, near Taunton in Somerset, England. Its restoration to Gertrude Jekyll's original plans have made it "one of the best Jekyll-Lutyens gardens open to the public on a regular basis", visited by...
- Holme Moor and Clean Moor
- Ingleborough Complex
- Isle of Portland to Studland Cliffs
- Isle of Wight Downs
- Isles of Scilly Complex
- Kennet and Lambourn FloodplainKennet and Lambourn FloodplainThe Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain is a 22.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire and Wiltshire, notified in 1996. It comprises seven separate small areas, four in the Kennet Valley and three in the Lambourn Valley...
- Kennet Valley AlderwoodsKennet Valley AlderwoodsKennet Valley Alderwoods is a 56.8 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in the civil parishes of Welford and Speen in the English county of Berkshire, notified in 1997....
- Kingley Vale
- Kirk DeightonKirk DeightonKirk Deighton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the immediate north west of Wetherby and near the A1. The village has a population of less than 500 people. Kirk Deighton is set along the county border line between West Yorkshire...
- Lake District High Fells
- Lewes DownsLewes DownsLewes Downs is a 149.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981....
(Mount CaburnMount CaburnMount Caburn is a 480-foot isolated peak, one of the highest landmarks in East Sussex, England, about one mile east of Lewes overlooking the village of Glynde. It is an isolated part of the South Downs, separated by Glynde Reach, a tributary of the River Ouse.-Enclosure:On the summit of Caburn...
) - Little WittenhamLittle WittenhamLittle Wittenham is a village and civil parish on the south bank of the River Thames, northeast of Didcot in South Oxfordshire. It has one of only 220 habitats across Europe which is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the European Union's Habitats Directive , on the Conservation of...
- Lower Bostraze and LeswiddenLower Bostraze and Leswidden SSSILower Bostraze And Leswidden SSSI is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, located on the Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall, a little to the east of St Just, approximately 8 km west of Penzance....
- Lower Derwent Valley
- LundyLundyLundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying off the coast of Devon, England, approximately one third of the distance across the channel between England and Wales. It measures about at its widest. Lundy gives its name to a British sea area and is one of the islands of England.As of...
- Lydden and Temple Ewell DownsLydden and Temple Ewell DownsLydden and Temple Ewell Downs are a stretch of chalk downland near Dover in East Kent. The site is a National Nature Reserve, owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust and is also listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation.-Ecology:The main chalk grassland...
- Lyppard Grange Ponds
- Manchester Mosses
- Marsland ValleyMarsland ValleyMarsland Valley is a nature reserve situated in two large valleys which straddle the Devon-Cornwall border. It is a designated nature reserve jointly managed by the Devon Wildlife Trust and the Cornwall Wildlife Trust...
- Mells Valley
- Mendip Limestone Grasslands
- Mendip Woodlands
- Minsmere to Walberswick Heaths and Marshes
- Mole Gap to Reigate EscarpmentMole Gap to Reigate EscarpmentMole Gap to Reigate Escarpment is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey, England. It is owned and managed by the National Trust.The site includes part of the North Downs which has remained relatively undisturbed by the pressures of modern farming and building. It stretches for 8 miles ...
- Moor House – Upper Teesdale
- Morecambe Bay Pavements
- Morecambe BayMorecambe BayMorecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 km².-Natural features:The rivers Leven,...
- Mottey MeadowsMottey MeadowsMottey Meadows National Nature Reserve consists of a series of alluvial flood meadows near the village of Wheaton Aston in Staffordshire. The meadows have been managed for hay making for many centuries. They support over 240 species of flowering plants, including the rare snake's-head fritillary.-...
- Mottisfont Bats
- Naddle Forest
- Nene WashesNene WashesThe Nene Washes are a Special Protection Area along the River Nene in the English county of Cambridgeshire.They extend for around east of the City of Peterborough and cover more than...
- Newham Fen
- Newlyn Downs
- Norfolk Valley Fens
- North Downs Woodlands
- North Meadow and Clattinger Farm
- North Norfolk Coast
- North Northumberland Dunes
- North Pennine Dales Meadows
- North Pennine Moors
- North Somerset and Mendip Bats
- North York MoorsNorth York MoorsThe North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of , and it has a population of about 25,000...
- Oak Mere
- Orfordness – Shingle Street
- Orton Pit
- Ouse WashesOuse WashesThe Ouse Washes are an area in the Fens of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, England. They cover the area between two diversion channels of the River Great Ouse: the Old Bedford River and the New Bedford River .-History:...
- Overstrand Cliffs
- Ox Close
- Oxford Meadows
- Parkgate Down
- Paston Great BarnPaston Great BarnPaston Great Barn is a mediaeval barn, near Paston Hall on the southeast edge of the village of Paston, in northeast Norfolk, England. It is owned by the North Norfolk Historic Buildings Trust. It dates from 1581 and is associated with the Paston family...
- Pasturefields Salt Marsh
- Peak District Dales
- Penhale Dunes
- Peter`s Pit
- Pewsey DownsPewsey DownsPewsey Downs is a 305.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs north of Pewsey in Wiltshire, notified in 1951.-Source:* -External links:*...
- Phoenix United Mine and Crow's NestCrow's Nest, CornwallCrow's Nest is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located within the civil parish of St Cleer, on the southeastern edge of Bodmin Moor, north of the town of Liskeard....
- Plymouth Sound and EstuariesPlymouth SoundPlymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England.Its southwest and southeast corners are Penlee Point in Cornwall and Wembury Point on Devon, a distance of about 3 nautical miles . Its northern limit is Plymouth Hoe giving a north-south distance of nearly 3 nautical miles...
- Polruan to Polperro
- Portholme
- Prescombe DownPrescombe DownPrescombe Down is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951.-Source:* -External links:*...
- QuantsQuants ReserveQuants Reserve is a nature reserve north west of Burnworthy in Somerset, England.It consists of a grassland clearing in a forestry plantation. It is well-known for its butterflies — among the species which occur are Duke of Burgundy, Marsh Fritillary and Wood White.In 1988 an area of 50.6...
- Queendown WarrenQueendown WarrenQueendown Warren is a Local Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest between the Medway towns and Sittingbourne in southeast England. Part of it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation for its chalk grassland with important populations of orchids.Different sections of the...
- Rex Graham Reserve
- Richmond ParkRichmond ParkRichmond Park is a 2,360 acre park within London. It is the largest of the Royal Parks in London and Britain's second largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, Birmingham. It is close to Richmond, Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Wimbledon, Roehampton and East Sheen...
- River AvonRiver AvonRiver Avon is the name of many rivers:-England:*River Avon *River Avon *River Avon *River Avon *Avon Water -Scotland:*River Avon *River Avon...
- River AxeRiver AxeRiver Axe may refer to:*River Axe , an English river flowing south through Axminster to the English Channel in Lyme Bay near Seaton*River Axe , an English river flowing west from the Mendip Hills to the Bristol Channel near Weston-super-Mare...
- River CamelRiver CamelThe River Camel is a river in Cornwall, UK. It rises on the edge of Bodmin Moor and together with its tributaries drains a considerable part of North Cornwall. The river issues into the Celtic Sea area of the Atlantic Ocean between Stepper Point and Pentire Point having covered a distance of...
- River ClunRiver Clun, ShropshireThe River Clun is a river in Shropshire, England which runs through the small town of Clun, as well as Newcastle-on-Clun and other villages. It meets the River Teme at Leintwardine, Herefordshire....
- River Dee and Bala Lake
- River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake
- River DerwentRiver DerwentRiver Derwent is the name of several rivers in England:*River Derwent, Derbyshire*River Derwent, North East England on the border between County Durham and Northumberland*River Derwent, Cumbria in the Lake District*River Derwent, Yorkshire in Yorkshire...
- River Eden
- River EhenRiver EhenThe River Ehen is a river in Cumbria, England. It is a designated Special Area of Conservation.The river's source is at the west end of Ennerdale Water: it runs west through Ennerdale Bridge where it is joined by Croasdale Beck...
- River ItchenRiver Itchen, HampshireThe River Itchen is a river in Hampshire, England. It flows from mid-Hampshire to join with Southampton Water below the Itchen Bridge in the city of Southampton. The river has a total length of , and is noted as one of England's - if not one of the World's - premier chalk streams for fly fishing,...
- River KentRiver KentThe River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. The river originates in hills surrounding Kentmere, and flows for around 20 miles into the north of Morecambe Bay. The Lake District National Park includes the upper reaches of the river within its boundaries.The river passes...
- River LambournRiver LambournThe River Lambourn is a chalk stream in the English county of Berkshire. It rises in the Berkshire Downs near its namesake village of Lambourn and is a tributary of the River Kennet, which is itself a tributary of the River Thames.-Perennial River:...
- River MeaseRiver MeaseThe River Mease is a lowland clay river in the Midlands area of England. It flows through the counties of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire and forms the administrative border between these counties for parts of its length....
- River TweedRiver TweedThe River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
- River WensumRiver WensumThe River Wensum is a chalk fed river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare despite being the larger of the two rivers. The complete river is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation ....
- River WyeRiver WyeThe River Wye is the fifth-longest river in the UK and for parts of its length forms part of the border between England and Wales. It is important for nature conservation and recreation.-Description:...
- Rixton Clay Pits
- Rochdale CanalRochdale CanalThe Rochdale Canal is a navigable "broad" canal in northern England, part of the connected system of the canals of Great Britain. The "Rochdale" in its name refers to the town of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, through which the canal passes....
- Rodborough Common
- Roman Wall Loughs
- Rook Clift
- Rooksmoor
- Roudsea Wood and Mosses
- Roydon Common and Dersingham Bog
- Salisbury PlainSalisbury PlainSalisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in central southern England covering . It is part of the Southern England Chalk Formation and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, with a little in Hampshire. The plain is famous for its rich archaeology, including Stonehenge, one of England's best known...
- Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature ReserveSaltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature ReserveSaltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes is a National Nature Reserve on the coast of Lincolnshire, England, in the parishes of Saltfleetby and Theddlethorpe...
- Sandwich BaySandwich BaySandwich Bay is a long sweeping inlet of the sea between Ramsgate and Deal, on the east coast of Kent, England. The coastal area consists of sand flats with their associated salt marshes and coastal sand dunes. The Sandwich Flats stretch for about five miles along the coast...
- Sefton CoastSefton CoastSefton Coast is a 4605.3 hectare Site of special scientific interest which stretches for 12 miles between Southport and Waterloo, which is end location of Crosby Beach. The site was notified in 2000 for both its biological and geological features.-References:**...
- Shortheath Common
- Sidmouth to West Bay
- Simonside HillsSimonside HillsThe Simonside Hills are a hill range in Northumberland, England near the town of Rothbury. Most of the hills are around to high and are popular spots for hikers in the area...
- Singleton and Cocking Tunnels
- Skipwith Common
- Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons
- Solent Maritime
- Solway FirthSolway FirthThe Solway Firth is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. It stretches from St Bees Head, just south of Whitehaven in Cumbria, to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very...
- South Dartmoor Woods
- South Devon Shore Dock
- South HamsSouth HamsSouth Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England with its headquarters in the town of Totnes. It contains the towns of Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Ivybridge, Salcombe — the largest of which is Ivybridge with a population of 16,056....
- South Pennine Moors
- South Solway Mosses
- South Wight Maritime
- St Albans Head to Durlston Head
- St Austell Clay Pits
- Staverton Park and The Thicks, Wantisden
- StodmarshStodmarshStodmarsh is a small village 5 miles to the east of Canterbury in east Kent, England, overlooking the valley of the River Stour.Stodmarsh is now part of the parish of Wickhambreaux...
- Strensall Common
- Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons
- Tarn Moss
- Thanet Coast
- The BroadsThe BroadsThe Broads are a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The Broads, and some surrounding land were constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a UK National Park by The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act of 1988...
- The LizardThe LizardThe Lizard is a peninsula in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at ....
- The Mens
- The New Forest
- The Stiperstones and The Hollies
- The Wash and North Norfolk CoastThe WashThe Wash is the square-mouthed bay and estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire. It is among the largest estuaries in the United Kingdom...
- Thorne Moor
- Thrislington
- Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham
- Tintagel–Marsland–Clovelly Coast
- Tregonning Hill
- Tweed Estuary
- Tyne and Allen River Gravels
- Tyne and Nent
- Ullswater Oakwoods
- Walton Moss
- Wast WaterWast WaterWast Water or Wastwater is a lake located in Wasdale, a valley in the western part of the Lake District National Park, England. The lake is approximately 4.6 kilometres long and 600 metres wide. It is the deepest lake in England at 79 metres , and is owned by the National Trust...
- Waveney and Little Ouse Valley Fens
- West Dorset Alder Woods
- West Midlands Mosses
- Wimbledon Common
- Windsor Forest and Great Park
- Winterton – Horsey Dunes
- Witherslack Mosses
- Woolmer ForestWoolmer ForestWoolmer Forest is a former medieval royal hunting forest. It lies within the western Weald in the South Downs National Park, straddling the border between east Hampshire and West Sussex. Covering an area of some , it is both a Special Area of Conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest...
- Wormley Hoddesdonpark Woods
- Wye and Crundale Downs
- Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Bat Sites
- Wye Valley Woodlands
- Yewbarrow Woods
See also
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in Scotland
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in Wales
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland
Source
- JNCC list of UK SACs (accessed on 30 October 2006)