# List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nottinghamshire

This is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Nottinghamshire, a county in the East Midlands. Nottinghamshire is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north, and Leicestershire to the south, and has an estimated population of 1,055,400 within an area of 2,159 km$^2$ (533,500.5 acres), therefore making it the 17th largest ceremonial county in the United Kingdom. The data in this table is taken from English Nature's website in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.
As of March 2012 there are 66 SSSIs in Nottinghamshire. 63 are notable for their biological interest, 1 for its geology and 2 for both geological and biological interest.
For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

## Sites

| Site name | Reason for designation | Reason for designation | Area | Area | Location & map ref | Other designations | Map/Refs |
| Site name | Biological interest | Geological interest | Hectares | Acres | Location & map ref | Other designations | Map/Refs |
| Annesley Woodhouse Quarry | Y | | 34.6 | 85.5 | 53°04′41″N 1°16′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.078°N 1.276°W﻿ / 53.078; -1.276﻿ (Annesley Woodhouse Quarries) SK486537 | WT | Map |
| Ashton's Meadow | Y | | 3.6 | 8.8 | 53°18′36″N 0°49′19″W﻿ / ﻿53.31°N 0.822°W﻿ / 53.31; -0.822﻿ (Ashton's Meadow) SK786799 | | Map |
| Attenborough Gravel Pits | Y | | 226.6 | 559.9 | 52°53′56″N 1°13′41″W﻿ / ﻿52.899°N 1.228°W﻿ / 52.899; -1.228﻿ (Attenborough Gravel Pits) SK520338 | WT | Map |
| Bagthorpe Meadows | Y | | 6.3 | 15.6 | 53°03′43″N 1°18′07″W﻿ / ﻿53.062°N 1.302°W﻿ / 53.062; -1.302﻿ (Bagthorpe Meadows) SK469519 | | Map |
| Barnstone Railway Cutting | Y | | 1.5 | 3.8 | 52°54′43″N 0°54′04″W﻿ / ﻿52.912°N 0.901°W﻿ / 52.912; -0.901﻿ (Barnstone Railway Cutting) SK740355 | | Map |
| Barrow Hills Sandpit | Y | | 1.9 | 4.6 | 53°25′05″N 0°58′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.418°N 0.975°W﻿ / 53.418; -0.975﻿ (Barrow Hills Sandpit) SK682917 | | Map |
| Besthorpe Meadows | Y | | 9.3 | 23.1 | 53°10′05″N 0°46′41″W﻿ / ﻿53.168°N 0.778°W﻿ / 53.168; -0.778﻿ (Besthorpe Meadows) SK818641 | | Map |
| Besthorpe Warren | Y | | 8.8 | 21.8 | 53°10′44″N 0°45′47″W﻿ / ﻿53.179°N 0.763°W﻿ / 53.179; -0.763﻿ (Besthorpe Warren) SK828654 | | Map |
| Bevercotes Park | Y | | 8.5 | 21.1 | 53°13′52″N 0°57′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.231°N 0.953°W﻿ / 53.231; -0.953﻿ (Bevercotes Park) SK700709 | | Map |
| Birklands And Bilhaugh | Y | | 505.7 | 1249.7 | 53°12′29″N 1°04′41″W﻿ / ﻿53.208°N 1.078°W﻿ / 53.208; -1.078﻿ (Birklands And Bilhaugh) SK617683 | CP, NNR, NCR, SAC | Map |
| Birklands West And Ollerton Corner | Y | | 414.6 | 1024.6 | 53°11′56″N 1°06′18″W﻿ / ﻿53.199°N 1.105°W﻿ / 53.199; -1.105﻿ (Birklands West And Ollerton Corner) SK599673 | LNR | Map |
| Bogs Farm Quarry | Y | | 4.9 | 12 | 53°04′34″N 1°16′59″W﻿ / ﻿53.076°N 1.283°W﻿ / 53.076; -1.283﻿ (Bogs Farm Quarry) SK481534 | | Map |
| Bulwell Wood | Y | | 16.8 | 41.5 | 53°00′40″N 1°13′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.011°N 1.231°W﻿ / 53.011; -1.231﻿ (Bulwell Wood) SK517462 | | Map |
| Castle Hill Wood | Y | | 30.4 | 75.1 | 53°18′54″N 0°53′42″W﻿ / ﻿53.315°N 0.895°W﻿ / 53.315; -0.895﻿ (Castle Hill Wood) SK737804 | | Map |
| Chesterfield Canal | Y | | 29.8 | 73.7 | 53°22′05″N 0°54′00″W﻿ / ﻿53.368°N 0.9°W﻿ / 53.368; -0.9﻿ (Chesterfield Canal) SK733863 | | Map |
| Clarborough Tunnel | Y | | 8.5 | 21.1 | 53°20′06″N 0°52′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.335°N 0.875°W﻿ / 53.335; -0.875﻿ (Clarborough Tunnel) SK750826 | WT | Map |
| Clipstone Heath | Y | | 4.2 | 10.4 | 53°09′22″N 1°06′47″W﻿ / ﻿53.156°N 1.113°W﻿ / 53.156; -1.113﻿ (Clipstone Heath) SK594625 | | Map |
| Clumber Park | Y | | 525.7 | 1298.9 | 53°15′29″N 1°03′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.258°N 1.062°W﻿ / 53.258; -1.062﻿ (Clumber Park) SK627739 | NT | Map |
| Colwick Cutting | Y | Y | 2.1 | 5.1 | 52°57′07″N 1°06′14″W﻿ / ﻿52.952°N 1.104°W﻿ / 52.952; -1.104﻿ (Colwick Cutting) SK603398 | GCR, LNR | Map |
| Dovedale Wood | Y | | 13.4 | 33.2 | 53°09′47″N 1°18′22″W﻿ / ﻿53.163°N 1.306°W﻿ / 53.163; -1.306﻿ (Dovedale Wood) SK465631 | NT | Map |
| Dyscarr Wood | Y | | 21.6 | 53.4 | 53°22′55″N 1°07′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.382°N 1.131°W﻿ / 53.382; -1.131﻿ (Dyscarr Wood) SK579876 | WT | Map |
| Eakring And Maplebeck Meadows | Y | | 15.8 | 39 | 53°09′04″N 0°57′07″W﻿ / ﻿53.151°N 0.952°W﻿ / 53.151; -0.952﻿ (Eakring And Maplebeck Meadows) SK702621 | WT | Map |
| Friezeland Grassland | Y | | 3.7 | 9.1 | 53°03′04″N 1°17′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.051°N 1.291°W﻿ / 53.051; -1.291﻿ (Friezeland Grassland) SK476506 | | Map |
| Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges | Y | | 57.2 | 141.2 | 53°17′10″N 0°54′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.286°N 0.912°W﻿ / 53.286; -0.912﻿ (Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges) SK726771 | WT | Map |
| Gotham Hill Pasture | Y | | 8.4 | 20.8 | 52°52′19″N 1°12′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.872°N 1.214°W﻿ / 52.872; -1.214﻿ (Gotham Hill Pasture) SK530308 | | Map |
| Hills And Holes And Sookholme Brook, Warsop | Y | | 30.2 | 74.5 | 53°12′14″N 1°10′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.204°N 1.171°W﻿ / 53.204; -1.171﻿ (Hills And Holes And Sookholme Brook, Warsop) SK555678 | WES | Map |
| Holme Pit | Y | | 4.2 | 10.3 | 52°54′18″N 1°12′18″W﻿ / ﻿52.905°N 1.205°W﻿ / 52.905; -1.205﻿ (Holme Pit) SK536345 | | Map |
| Kimberley Railway Cutting | Y | Y | 5.4 | 13.3 | 53°00′04″N 1°15′22″W﻿ / ﻿53.001°N 1.256°W﻿ / 53.001; -1.256﻿ (Kimberley Railway Cutting) SK500451 | GCR, WT | Map |
| Kinoulton Marsh And Canal | Y | | 2.6 | 6.4 | 52°52′01″N 0°59′38″W﻿ / ﻿52.867°N 0.994°W﻿ / 52.867; -0.994﻿ (Kinoulton Marsh And Canal) SK678304 | | Map |
| Kirkby Grives | Y | | 22 | 54.4 | 53°05′31″N 1°15′29″W﻿ / ﻿53.092°N 1.258°W﻿ / 53.092; -1.258﻿ (Kirkby Grives) SK498552 | LNR, WT | Map |
| Kirton Wood, Notts. | Y | | 18.4 | 45.5 | 53°12′25″N 0°56′35″W﻿ / ﻿53.207°N 0.943°W﻿ / 53.207; -0.943﻿ (Kirton Wood, Notts.) SK707683 | WT | Map |
| Laxton Sykes | Y | | 14.3 | 35.3 | 53°10′55″N 0°54′22″W﻿ / ﻿53.182°N 0.906°W﻿ / 53.182; -0.906﻿ (Laxton Sykes) SK732656 | | Map |
| Linby Quarries | Y | | 38.7 | 95.6 | 53°03′50″N 1°12′18″W﻿ / ﻿53.064°N 1.205°W﻿ / 53.064; -1.205﻿ (Linby Quarries) SK534522 | | Map |
| Lord Stubbins Wood | Y | | 24.8 | 61.4 | 53°12′54″N 1°11′46″W﻿ / ﻿53.215°N 1.196°W﻿ / 53.215; -1.196﻿ (Lord Stubbins Wood) SK538690 | | Map |
| Mather Wood | Y | | 8 | 19.7 | 53°07′30″N 0°55′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.125°N 0.921°W﻿ / 53.125; -0.921﻿ (Mather Wood) SK723592 | | Map |
| Mattersey Hill Marsh | Y | | 6 | 14.9 | 53°22′41″N 0°59′35″W﻿ / ﻿53.378°N 0.993°W﻿ / 53.378; -0.993﻿ (Mattersey Hill Marsh) SK671873 | | Map |
| Misson Line Bank | Y | | 20.7 | 51.2 | 53°27′25″N 0°55′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.457°N 0.925°W﻿ / 53.457; -0.925﻿ (Misson Line Bank) SK715961 | | Map |
| Misson Training Area | Y | | 85.2 | 210.5 | 53°28′08″N 0°55′34″W﻿ / ﻿53.469°N 0.926°W﻿ / 53.469; -0.926﻿ (Misson Training Area) SK714974 | WT | Map |
| Mother Drain, Misterton | Y | | 3.6 | 9 | 53°26′49″N 0°49′55″W﻿ / ﻿53.447°N 0.832°W﻿ / 53.447; -0.832﻿ (Mother Drain, Misterton) SK777951 | | Map |
| Newhall Reservoir Meadow | Y | | 0.7 | 1.8 | 53°05′06″N 1°00′54″W﻿ / ﻿53.085°N 1.015°W﻿ / 53.085; -1.015﻿ (Newhall Reservoir Meadow) SK661546 | | Map |
| Normanton Pastures | Y | | 16.6 | 40.9 | 52°53′31″N 1°04′19″W﻿ / ﻿52.892°N 1.072°W﻿ / 52.892; -1.072﻿ (Normanton Pastures) SK625331 | | Map |
| Orston Plaster Pits | Y | | 4.6 | 11.5 | 52°57′11″N 0°52′01″W﻿ / ﻿52.953°N 0.867°W﻿ / 52.953; -0.867﻿ (Orston Plaster Pits) SK762401 | | Map |
| Pleasley Vale Railway | Y | | 3.5 | 8.7 | 53°10′41″N 1°13′23″W﻿ / ﻿53.178°N 1.223°W﻿ / 53.178; -1.223﻿ (Pleasley Vale Railway) SK520648 | LNR | Map |
| Rainworth Heath | Y | | 13.6 | 33.7 | 53°07′34″N 1°07′05″W﻿ / ﻿53.126°N 1.118°W﻿ / 53.126; -1.118﻿ (Rainworth Heath) SK591591 | | Map |
| Rainworth Lakes | Y | | 14.2 | 35 | 53°07′01″N 1°07′37″W﻿ / ﻿53.117°N 1.127°W﻿ / 53.117; -1.127﻿ (Rainworth Lakes) SK585581 | | Map |
| Redgate Woods And Mansey Common | Y | | 71.3 | 176.1 | 53°07′55″N 0°59′13″W﻿ / ﻿53.132°N 0.987°W﻿ / 53.132; -0.987﻿ (Redgate Woods And Mansey Common) SK679599 | | Map |
| River Idle Washlands | Y | | 88.5 | 218.6 | 53°26′10″N 1°00′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.436°N 1.003°W﻿ / 53.436; -1.003﻿ (River Idle Washlands) SK663937 | WT | Map |
| Robbinetts | Y | | 6.3 | 15.5 | 52°58′23″N 1°16′08″W﻿ / ﻿52.973°N 1.269°W﻿ / 52.973; -1.269﻿ (Robbinetts) SK492420 | | Map |
| Roe Wood | Y | | 46.7 | 115.5 | 53°07′23″N 0°57′29″W﻿ / ﻿53.123°N 0.958°W﻿ / 53.123; -0.958﻿ (Roe Wood) SK698589 | | Map |
| Rushcliffe Golf Course | Y | | 19.5 | 48.1 | 52°50′53″N 1°11′42″W﻿ / ﻿52.848°N 1.195°W﻿ / 52.848; -1.195﻿ (Rushcliffe Golf Course) SK543281 | | Map |
| Scrooby Top Quarry | Y | | 3.6 | 8.8 | 53°23′42″N 1°01′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.395°N 1.024°W﻿ / 53.395; -1.024﻿ (Scrooby Top Quarry) SK650891 | | Map |
| Seller's Wood | Y | | 13.9 | 34.3 | 53°00′11″N 1°13′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.003°N 1.224°W﻿ / 53.003; -1.224﻿ (Seller'S Wood) SK522454 | LNR | Map |
| Sherwood Forest Golf Course | Y | | 62.5 | 154.5 | 53°08′56″N 1°07′26″W﻿ / ﻿53.149°N 1.124°W﻿ / 53.149; -1.124﻿ (Sherwood Forest Golf Course) SK587617 | | Map |
| Sledder Wood Meadows | Y | | 7.9 | 19.6 | 53°01′01″N 1°15′40″W﻿ / ﻿53.017°N 1.261°W﻿ / 53.017; -1.261﻿ (Sledder Wood Meadows) SK497469 | | Map |
| Spalford Warren | Y | | 35.8 | 88.5 | 53°12′11″N 0°45′22″W﻿ / ﻿53.203°N 0.756°W﻿ / 53.203; -0.756﻿ (Spalford Warren) SK832680 | WT | Map |
| Strawberry Hill Heaths | Y | | 31.5 | 77.9 | 53°08′13″N 1°08′10″W﻿ / ﻿53.137°N 1.136°W﻿ / 53.137; -1.136﻿ (Strawberry Hill Heaths) SK579603 | | Map |
| Styrrup Quarry | | Y | 0.3 | 0.7 | 53°24′18″N 1°05′28″W﻿ / ﻿53.405°N 1.091°W﻿ / 53.405; -1.091﻿ (Styrrup Quarry) SK605902 | GCR | Map |
| Sutton And Lound Gravel Pits | Y | | 316.8 | 782.8 | 53°22′08″N 0°56′13″W﻿ / ﻿53.369°N 0.937°W﻿ / 53.369; -0.937﻿ (Sutton And Lound Gravel Pits) SK708863 | WT | Map |
| Teversal Pastures | Y | | 17.9 | 44.3 | 53°09′00″N 1°16′01″W﻿ / ﻿53.15°N 1.267°W﻿ / 53.15; -1.267﻿ (Teversal Pastures) SK491617 | LNR | Map |
| Teversal To Pleasley Railway | Y | | 5 | 12.4 | 53°09′54″N 1°16′19″W﻿ / ﻿53.165°N 1.272°W﻿ / 53.165; -1.272﻿ (Teversal To Pleasley Railway) SK488633 | LNR, WT | Map |
| Thoresby Lake | Y | | 58 | 143.3 | 53°13′37″N 1°03′18″W﻿ / ﻿53.227°N 1.055°W﻿ / 53.227; -1.055﻿ (Thoresby Lake) SK632704 | | Map |
| Treswell Wood | Y | | 48 | 118.6 | 53°18′22″N 0°51′32″W﻿ / ﻿53.306°N 0.859°W﻿ / 53.306; -0.859﻿ (Treswell Wood) SK761794 | WT | Map |
| Welbeck Lake | Y | | 101.7 | 251.2 | 53°14′56″N 1°08′38″W﻿ / ﻿53.249°N 1.144°W﻿ / 53.249; -1.144﻿ (Welbeck Lake) SK572728 | Wildlife refuge | Map |
| Wellow Park | Y | | 135.5 | 334.8 | 53°11′49″N 0°58′41″W﻿ / ﻿53.197°N 0.978°W﻿ / 53.197; -0.978﻿ (Wellow Park) SK684671 | | Map |
| Wilford Claypits | Y | | 2.2 | 5.4 | 52°54′50″N 1°09′14″W﻿ / ﻿52.914°N 1.154°W﻿ / 52.914; -1.154﻿ (Wilford Claypits) SK570355 | | Map |
| Wilwell Cutting | Y | | 7.3 | 18.1 | 52°54′29″N 1°09′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.908°N 1.16°W﻿ / 52.908; -1.16﻿ (Wilwell Cutting) SK566348 | LNR, WT | Map |