# List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Lancashire

The list below shows the 69 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Lancashire area of search. Note that English Nature, the designating body for SSSIs in England, uses the 1974-1996 county system, and this list follows the same approach. Some sites that might be expected to be here could therefore be in the Merseyside or Greater Manchester lists.
Of the 69 sites listed, 14 are listed purely for their geological interest, and 49 are listed for biological interest. A further 6 sites have both geological and biological significant features.
For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

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| Site name | Reason for designation | Reason for designation | Area | Area | Grid reference | Year in which notified | Other designations | Map |
| Site name | Biological interest | Geological interest | Hectares | Acres | Grid reference | Year in which notified | Other designations | Map |
| Artle Dale | Y | | 25.8 | 63.8 | 54°03′36″N 2°41′53″W﻿ / ﻿54.06°N 2.698°W﻿ / 54.06; -2.698﻿ (Artle Dale) SD544629 | 1990 | | Map |
| Barn Gill Meadow | Y | | 5.5 | 13.5 | 53°59′13″N 2°24′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.987°N 2.412°W﻿ / 53.987; -2.412﻿ (Barn Gill Meadow) SD731546 | 1996 | | Map |
| Beeston Brook Pasture | Y | | 1.8 | 4.5 | 53°44′42″N 2°37′01″W﻿ / ﻿53.745°N 2.617°W﻿ / 53.745; -2.617﻿ (Beeston Brook Pasture) SD594278 | 1999 | | Map |
| Bell Sykes Meadows | Y | | 13.8 | 34.1 | 53°58′05″N 2°25′59″W﻿ / ﻿53.968°N 2.433°W﻿ / 53.968; -2.433﻿ (Bell Sykes Meadows) SD717525 | 1999 | AONB, SAC | Map |
| Bowland Fells | Y | Y | 16,007.6 | 39,555.7 | 53°56′42″N 2°35′13″W﻿ / ﻿53.945°N 2.587°W﻿ / 53.945; -2.587﻿ (Bowland Fells) SD616500 | 1988 | AONB, SPA, GCR, NCR | Map |
| Burton Wood | Y | | 18.5 | 45.7 | 54°05′24″N 2°42′11″W﻿ / ﻿54.09°N 2.703°W﻿ / 54.09; -2.703﻿ (Burton Wood) SD541662 | 1984 | NCR | Map |
| Calf Hill And Cragg Woods | Y | | 34.4 | 85.1 | 54°02′49″N 2°42′04″W﻿ / ﻿54.047°N 2.701°W﻿ / 54.047; -2.701﻿ (Calf Hill And Cragg Woods) SD542614 | 2000 | AONB | Map |
| Charnock Richard Pasture | Y | | 1.2 | 2.9 | 53°37′55″N 2°39′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.632°N 2.662°W﻿ / 53.632; -2.662﻿ (Charnock Richard Pasture) SD563153 | 1990 | | Map |
| Clear Beck Meadow | Y | | 0.5 | 1.3 | 54°06′11″N 2°35′20″W﻿ / ﻿54.103°N 2.589°W﻿ / 54.103; -2.589﻿ (Clear Beck Meadow) SD616676 | 1988 | | Map |
| Clitheroe Knoll Reefs | | Y | 117.8 | 291.0 | 53°53′10″N 2°20′20″W﻿ / ﻿53.886°N 2.339°W﻿ / 53.886; -2.339﻿ (Clitheroe Knoll Reefs) SD778434 | 1987 | GCR | Map |
| Cock Wood Gorge | | Y | 2.8 | 7.0 | 53°48′18″N 2°23′13″W﻿ / ﻿53.805°N 2.387°W﻿ / 53.805; -2.387﻿ (Cock Wood Gorge) SD746344 | 1983 | GCR | Map |
| Cockerham Marsh | Y | | 9.8 | 24.3 | 53°57′22″N 2°50′49″W﻿ / ﻿53.956°N 2.847°W﻿ / 53.956; -2.847﻿ (Cockerham Marsh) SD445514 | 1985 | | Map |
| Coldwell Farm Pasture | Y | | 0.8 | 2.0 | 54°11′46″N 2°48′11″W﻿ / ﻿54.196°N 2.803°W﻿ / 54.196; -2.803﻿ (Coldwell Farm Pasture) SD477781 | 1992 | | Map |
| Coplow Quarry | | Y | 5.2 | 12.8 | 53°52′59″N 2°22′55″W﻿ / ﻿53.883°N 2.382°W﻿ / 53.883; -2.382﻿ (Coplow Quarry) SD750431 | 1983 | GCR | Map |
| Crag Bank | Y | | 3.7 | 9.2 | 54°07′16″N 2°47′06″W﻿ / ﻿54.121°N 2.785°W﻿ / 54.121; -2.785﻿ (Crag Bank) SD488697 | 1985 | | Map |
| Cringlebarrow And Deepdale | Y | | 50.2 | 123.9 | 54°10′16″N 2°46′26″W﻿ / ﻿54.171°N 2.774°W﻿ / 54.171; -2.774﻿ (Cringlebarrow And Deepdale) SD496753 | 1983 | SAC | Map |
| Darwen River Section | | Y | 6.4 | 15.7 | 53°45′29″N 2°34′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.758°N 2.581°W﻿ / 53.758; -2.581﻿ (Darwen River Section) SD618292 | 1984 | GCR | Map |
| Downholland Moss | | Y | 21.8 | 53.8 | 53°33′47″N 3°01′05″W﻿ / ﻿53.563°N 3.018°W﻿ / 53.563; -3.018﻿ (Downholland Moss) SD327079 | 1990 | GCR | Map |
| Eaves Wood | Y | | 52.2 | 129.1 | 54°11′N 2°49′W﻿ / ﻿54.18°N 2.82°W﻿ / 54.18; -2.82﻿ (Eaves Wood) SD466763 | 1984 | NT, NCR | Map |
| Far Holme Meadow | Y | | 1.7 | 4.2 | 54°05′02″N 2°32′35″W﻿ / ﻿54.084°N 2.543°W﻿ / 54.084; -2.543﻿ (Far Holme Meadow) SD646655 | 1994 | | Map |
| Field Head Meadow | Y | | 3.3 | 8.1 | 53°58′01″N 2°25′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.967°N 2.421°W﻿ / 53.967; -2.421﻿ (Field Head Meadow) SD725524 | 1999 | AONB | Map |
| Gait Barrows | Y | Y | 69.8 | 172.4 | 54°11′13″N 2°47′49″W﻿ / ﻿54.187°N 2.797°W﻿ / 54.187; -2.797﻿ (Gait Barrows) SD481771 | 1984 | GCR, NNR, NCR, SAC | Map |
| Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood | Y | | 9.4 | 23.2 | 53°37′23″N 2°27′14″W﻿ / ﻿53.623°N 2.454°W﻿ / 53.623; -2.454﻿ (Gale Clough And Shooterslee Wood) SD701141 | 1984 | | Map |
| Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries | | Y | 2.9 | 7.2 | 53°46′59″N 2°25′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.783°N 2.426°W﻿ / 53.783; -2.426﻿ (Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries) SD720319 | 1984 | GCR | Map |
| Hawes Water | Y | | 89.4 | 220.9 | 54°10′52″N 2°48′22″W﻿ / ﻿54.181°N 2.806°W﻿ / 54.181; -2.806﻿ (Hawes Water) SD475764 | 1986 | NNR, NCR, SAC, LNR | Map |
| Heysham Moss | Y | | 12.4 | 30.6 | 54°02′20″N 2°53′02″W﻿ / ﻿54.039°N 2.884°W﻿ / 54.039; -2.884﻿ (Heysham Moss) SD422607 | 1992 | | Map |
| Hodder River Section | | Y | 7.0 | 17.3 | 53°51′14″N 2°27′18″W﻿ / ﻿53.854°N 2.455°W﻿ / 53.854; -2.455﻿ (Hodder River Section) SD702399 | 1986 | GCR | Map |
| Hodge Clough | | Y | 2.8 | 6.8 | 53°40′12″N 2°19′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.67°N 2.325°W﻿ / 53.67; -2.325﻿ (Hodge Clough) SD786193 | 1984 | GCR | Map |
| Jack Scout | Y | | 6.7 | 16.7 | 54°09′22″N 2°49′48″W﻿ / ﻿54.156°N 2.83°W﻿ / 54.156; -2.83﻿ (Jack Scout) SD459737 | 1991 | NCR | Map |
| Langcliff Cross Meadow | Y | | 5.3 | 13.0 | 53°57′40″N 2°25′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.961°N 2.419°W﻿ / 53.961; -2.419﻿ (Langcliff Cross Meadow) SD726517 | 1989 | AONB, SAC | Map |
| Leck Beck Head Catchment Area | | Y | 691.9 | 1,709.6 | 54°12′29″N 2°30′32″W﻿ / ﻿54.208°N 2.509°W﻿ / 54.208; -2.509﻿ (Leck Beck Head Catchment Area) SD669793 | 1986 | GCR | Map |
| Lee Quarry | | Y | 49.1 | 121.4 | 53°41′02″N 2°12′32″W﻿ / ﻿53.684°N 2.209°W﻿ / 53.684; -2.209﻿ (Lee Quarry) SD863209 | 1997 | GCR | Map |
| Leighton Moss | Y | | 131.6 | 325.2 | 54°09′58″N 2°47′42″W﻿ / ﻿54.166°N 2.795°W﻿ / 54.166; -2.795﻿ (Leighton Moss) SD482748 | 1984 | SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, RSPB | Map |
| Light Clough | | Y | 0.5 | 1.2 | 53°49′59″N 2°22′48″W﻿ / ﻿53.833°N 2.38°W﻿ / 53.833; -2.38﻿ (Light Clough) SD751375 | 1984 | GCR | Map |
| Little Mearley Clough | | Y | 5.9 | 14.5 | 53°52′01″N 2°19′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.867°N 2.331°W﻿ / 53.867; -2.331﻿ (Little Mearley Clough) SD783412 | 1986 | GCR | Map |
| Longworth Clough | Y | | 24.6 | 60.7 | 53°37′52″N 2°27′40″W﻿ / ﻿53.631°N 2.461°W﻿ / 53.631; -2.461﻿ (Longworth Clough) SD696150 | 1994 | | Map |
| Lower Red Lees Pasture | Y | | 4.0 | 9.9 | 53°39′25″N 2°19′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.657°N 2.324°W﻿ / 53.657; -2.324﻿ (Lower Red Lees Pasture) SD787179 | 1994 | | Map |
| Lune Estuary | Y | | 7,633.2 | 18,862.1 | 53°59′13″N 2°55′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.987°N 2.926°W﻿ / 53.987; -2.926﻿ (Lune Estuary) SD394549 | 1990 | SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC | Map |
| Lytham Coastal Changes | | Y | 24.9 | 61.5 | 53°44′56″N 2°56′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.749°N 2.945°W﻿ / 53.749; -2.945﻿ (Lytham Coastal Changes) SD378285 | 1999 | GCR | Map |
| Lytham St. Anne's Dunes | Y | | 24.7 | 60.9 | 53°46′01″N 3°02′49″W﻿ / ﻿53.767°N 3.047°W﻿ / 53.767; -3.047﻿ (Lytham St. Anne'S Dunes) SD311306 | 1991 | LNR | Map |
| Martin Mere, Burscough | Y | | 119.8 | 295.9 | 53°37′26″N 2°52′41″W﻿ / ﻿53.624°N 2.878°W﻿ / 53.624; -2.878﻿ (Martin Mere, Burscough) SD420145 | 1984 | SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, WWT | Map |
| Marton Mere, Blackpool | Y | | 39.5 | 97.6 | 53°48′36″N 2°59′56″W﻿ / ﻿53.81°N 2.999°W﻿ / 53.81; -2.999﻿ (Marton Mere, Blackpool) SD343353 | 1984 | LNR | Map |
| Mere Sands Wood | Y | Y | 41.9 | 103.6 | 53°38′06″N 2°50′17″W﻿ / ﻿53.635°N 2.838°W﻿ / 53.635; -2.838﻿ (Mere Sands Wood) SD447157 | 1985 | GCR, WT | Map |
| Morecambe Bay | Y | | 25,665.2 | 63,420.2 | 54°06′22″N 2°58′34″W﻿ / ﻿54.106°N 2.976°W﻿ / 54.106; -2.976﻿ (Morecambe Bay) SD363682 | 1990 | AONB, SPA, NP, NCR, Ramsar site, RSPB, SAC | Map |
| Myttons Meadows | Y | | 10.1 | 25.0 | 53°58′26″N 2°27′32″W﻿ / ﻿53.974°N 2.459°W﻿ / 53.974; -2.459﻿ (Myttons Meadows) SD700532 | 1985 | AONB, SAC | Map |
| New Ing Meadow | Y | | 2.1 | 5.2 | 53°57′00″N 2°19′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.95°N 2.325°W﻿ / 53.95; -2.325﻿ (New Ing Meadow) SD788505 | 1992 | | Map |
| Newton Marsh | Y | | 66.0 | 163.1 | 53°45′18″N 2°50′10″W﻿ / ﻿53.755°N 2.836°W﻿ / 53.755; -2.836﻿ (Newton Marsh) SD450291 | 1986 | | Map |
| Oak Field | Y | | 21.1 | 52.1 | 53°37′59″N 2°27′47″W﻿ / ﻿53.633°N 2.463°W﻿ / 53.633; -2.463﻿ (Oak Field) SD695153 | 1985 | | Map |
| Ravenhead Brickworks | | Y | 22.1 | 54.6 | 53°32′13″N 2°44′10″W﻿ / ﻿53.537°N 2.736°W﻿ / 53.537; -2.736﻿ (Ravenhead Brickworks) SD513047 | 2002 | GCR | Map |
| Red Scar And Tun Brook Woods | Y | | 63.6 | 157.2 | 53°47′02″N 2°37′48″W﻿ / ﻿53.784°N 2.63°W﻿ / 53.784; -2.63﻿ (Red Scar And Tun Brook Woods) SD586321 | 1986 | WT | Map |
| Ribble Estuary | Y | | 9,348.5 | 23,100.5 | 53°42′50″N 2°59′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.714°N 2.991°W﻿ / 53.714; -2.991﻿ (Ribble Estuary) SD347246 | 1984 | SPA, NNR, NCR, Ramsar site | Map |
| Robert Hall Moor | Y | | 19.7 | 48.8 | 54°06′47″N 2°33′58″W﻿ / ﻿54.113°N 2.566°W﻿ / 54.113; -2.566﻿ (Robert Hall Moor) SD631687 | 1985 | | Map |
| Roeburndale Woods | Y | | 41.7 | 103.0 | 54°05′02″N 2°36′04″W﻿ / ﻿54.084°N 2.601°W﻿ / 54.084; -2.601﻿ (Roeburndale Woods) SD608655 | 1984 | NCR | Map |
| Rough Hey Wood | Y | | 6.2 | 15.2 | 53°52′44″N 2°43′48″W﻿ / ﻿53.879°N 2.73°W﻿ / 53.879; -2.73﻿ (Rough Hey Wood) SD521428 | 1984 | | Map |
| Salthill And Bellmanpark Quarries | Y | Y | 17.6 | 43.6 | 53°52′44″N 2°22′12″W﻿ / ﻿53.879°N 2.37°W﻿ / 53.879; -2.37﻿ (Salthill And Bellmanpark Quarries) SD758426 | 1987 | GCR, LNR | Map |
| Silverdale Golf Course | Y | | 0.6 | 1.5 | 54°10′23″N 2°48′36″W﻿ / ﻿54.173°N 2.81°W﻿ / 54.173; -2.81﻿ (Silverdale Golf Course) SD472755 | 1998 | AONB | Map |
| South Pennine Moors | Y | Y | 20,944.5 | 51,755.0 | 53°48′40″N 2°03′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.811°N 2.062°W﻿ / 53.811; -2.062﻿ (South Pennine Moors) SD960350 | 1994 | SPA, SAM, ESA, GCR, NT, SAC | Map |
| Standridge Farm Pasture | Y | | 4.5 | 11.1 | 53°58′34″N 2°24′32″W﻿ / ﻿53.976°N 2.409°W﻿ / 53.976; -2.409﻿ (Standridge Farm Pasture) SD733534 | 1998 | AONB | Map |
| Tarnbrook Meadows | Y | | 11.9 | 29.3 | 53°59′38″N 2°38′02″W﻿ / ﻿53.994°N 2.634°W﻿ / 53.994; -2.634﻿ (Tarnbrook Meadows) SD585555 | 1989 | | Map |
| Thrang End And Yealand Hall Allotment | Y | | 51.5 | 127.2 | 54°10′52″N 2°47′02″W﻿ / ﻿54.181°N 2.784°W﻿ / 54.181; -2.784﻿ (Thrang End And Yealand Hall Allotment) SD489764 | 1987 | SAC | Map |
| Thrang Wood | Y | | 4.8 | 11.8 | 54°11′10″N 2°47′38″W﻿ / ﻿54.186°N 2.794°W﻿ / 54.186; -2.794﻿ (Thrang Wood) SD483770 | 1999 | AONB, SAC | Map |
| Thwaite House Moss | Y | | 7.3 | 17.9 | 54°06′47″N 2°46′19″W﻿ / ﻿54.113°N 2.772°W﻿ / 54.113; -2.772﻿ (Thwaite House Moss) SD496689 | 2004 | | Map |
| Trowbarrow Quarry | Y | Y | 7.5 | 18.4 | 54°10′41″N 2°47′53″W﻿ / ﻿54.178°N 2.798°W﻿ / 54.178; -2.798﻿ (Trowbarrow Quarry) SD480761 | 1990 | GCR, LNR | Map |
| Warton Crag | Y | | 72.7 | 179.6 | 54°08′53″N 2°46′41″W﻿ / ﻿54.148°N 2.778°W﻿ / 54.148; -2.778﻿ (Warton Crag) SD493727 | 1986 | NCR, LNR | Map |
| White Coppice Flush | Y | | 0.5 | 1.3 | 53°40′19″N 2°34′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.672°N 2.575°W﻿ / 53.672; -2.575﻿ (White Coppice Flush) SD621197 | 1985 | | Map |
| White Moss | Y | | 12.3 | 30.4 | 53°59′13″N 2°19′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.987°N 2.319°W﻿ / 53.987; -2.319﻿ (White Moss) SD792546 | 1985 | | Map |
| Winmarleigh Moss | Y | | 89.3 | 220.6 | 53°55′26″N 2°50′49″W﻿ / ﻿53.924°N 2.847°W﻿ / 53.924; -2.847﻿ (Winmarleigh Moss) SD445479 | 1991 | | Map |
| Wrightington Bar Pasture | Y | | 1.3 | 3.3 | 53°36′50″N 2°41′53″W﻿ / ﻿53.614°N 2.698°W﻿ / 53.614; -2.698﻿ (Wrightington Bar Pasture) SD539133 | 1992 | | Map |
| Wyre Estuary | Y | | 1,481.8 | 3,661.6 | 53°51′43″N 2°58′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.862°N 2.976°W﻿ / 53.862; -2.976﻿ (Wyre Estuary) SD359411 | 1995 | SPA, WT, Ramsar site, SAC | Map |