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List Of Sites Of Special Scientific Interest In Derbyshire
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, plant, flora, geology, geological or physiographical features. Natural England uses the borders of Derbyshire to mark one of its Area of Search, Areas of Search. , there are 99 sites designated in this Area of Search. There are 28 sites with a purely geological interest, and 54 listed for biological interest. A further 17 sites are designated for both reasons. Natural England took over the role of designating and managing SSSIs from English Nature in October 2006 when it was formed from the amalgamation of English Nature, parts of the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service. Natural England, like its predecessor, uses the Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England, 1974–1996 county system and as such the same approach is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambergate And Ridgeway Quarries
Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent, and where the A610 road from Ripley and Nottingham joins the A6 that runs along the Derwent valley between Derby to the south and Matlock to the north. Sawmills and Ridgeway are neighbouring hamlets, and Alderwasley, Heage, Nether Heage and Crich are other significant neighbouring settlements. The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of Ripley Town Council with a population of 5,013 at the 2011 Census. Ambergate is within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage site, and has historical connections with George Stephenson; Ambergate is notable for its railway heritage and telephone exchange. Ambergate has an active community life, particularly centred on the school, pubs, churches, sports clubs; and annual village carnival which is relatively large and consistent locally, with popular associated events in carnival week and throughout the year. The carniva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradwell Dale And Bagshaw Cavern
Bradwell may refer to: Places England * Bradwell, Devon * Bradwell, Derbyshire, a village in the Derbyshire Peak District * Bradwell, Norfolk, Great Yarmouth * Bradwell, Staffordshire Buckinghamshire * Bradwell and New Bradwell; each a village, district and civil parish now part of Milton Keynes * Bradwell Abbey, an ancient monument in Milton Keynes Essex * Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall, a village and civil parish in Essex, England * Bradwell-on-Sea, a village and civil parish * Bradwell Waterside, a small hamlet * Bradwell nuclear power station North America * Bradwell, Saskatchewan, Canada * Bradwell Bay Wilderness, a designated wilderness area in the state of Oklahoma, US People * Tom Driberg, Baron Bradwell (1905-1976), British journalist and politician * Chris Bradwell (born 1983), US athlete * James B. Bradwell (1828-1907), US lawyer and judge * Mike Bradwell (born 1986), Canadian athlete * Myra Bradwell (1831-1894), US publisher and political activist * Oliver Bradwell ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradbourne Mill Meadows
Bradbourne is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The village is just outside the Peak District National Park, and is 5 miles north of Ashbourne. Bradbourne is also one of the 51 Thankful Villages of England, having suffered no losses during World War I. It is also one of 15 Doubly Thankful Villages suffering no losses in World War II. It is the only village in Derbyshire to bear this title. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 116, increasing marginally to 117 at the 2011 Census. Bradbourne Hall is a 17th-century mansion house. Bradbourne Mill to the south of the village is considered to be the oldest surviving watermill in Derbyshire; it was built in 1726 and continued in operation until the 1920s. The three-storey mill had a unique system of twin overshot waterwheels some 12 feet (4 meters) in diameter, which were powered by the Bradbourne Brook. The waterwheels and mill pond were restored, as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulton Moor SSSI, Derbyshire
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Bonsall Leys
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Benty Grange
Benty Grange is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the parish of Monyash in Derbyshire, England. in size and with at least four species of grass and ten others of plant, it is considered of national importance as one of the largest areas of unimproved species-rich neutral lowland grassland in the Peak District National Park. The area was confirmed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest on 8 March 2013, following notification of the designation on 19 June 2012. Benty Grange is also the site of a large Anglo-Saxon barrow which on 23 October 1970 was listed as a scheduled monument. It was excavated on 3 May 1848 by the English antiquarian Thomas Bateman, who discovered a richly furnished burial which included the Benty Grange helmet. The list entry for the barrow notes that other than this excavation, it is "undisturbed and retains significant archaeological remains." Description Benty Grange is a area of grassland in Monyash parish in Derbyshire, England. It covers eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Area Of Conservation
A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and approximately 1,000 species listed in annex I and II of the directive which are considered to be of European interest following criteria given in the directive. They must be chosen from the Sites of Community Importance by the member states and designated SAC by an act assuring the conservation measures of the natural habitat. SACs complement Special Protection Areas and together form a network of protected sites across the European Union called Natura 2000. This, in turn, is part of the Emerald network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) under the Berne Convention. Assessment methodology in the United Kingdom Prior to being designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), sites have been assessed under a two-stage process ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballidon Dale
Ballidon Dale is a steep-sided, dry carboniferous limestone valley near Parwich in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. The ancient hamlet of Ballidon (mentioned in the Domesday Book) lies at the southern foot of the dale. Ballidon Quarry and Hoe Grange limestone quarries now dominate the west side of the dale. The fossil-rich limestone was formed from deposits in a warm shallow sea in the Brigantian stage of the Carboniferous period (around 330 million years ago). Ballidon Dale is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The protected SSSI area covers the main broad, deep valley as well as the long dale on the west side and smaller dale from the east side. There are early purple orchid in the main dale. There is a rich variety of grasses and herbs on the dale sides. Grasses include meadow oat, parnassus, quaking grass, sheep's fescue, glaucous sedge, carnation sedge and spring sedge. Herbs include salad burnet, bird's-foot trefoil, mouse ear hawkweed, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bage Mine
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