The northern Malvern Hills and the jubilee memorials - geograph

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...

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. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its

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, geological or physiographical features. , there are 106 sites designated in this Area of Search. There are 15 sites with a geological interest, and 106 listed for biological interest. Five 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 The Rural Development Service (RDS) was formerly part of the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It ceased to exist on 1 October 2006 following the creation of Natural England. History The RDS was create ...

. For other counties, see

List of SSSIs by Area of Search The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by area of search, in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are areas of conservation, consisting of protected areas, recognised for their biological or geological significance. In North ...

Sites

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, also known as

OSGB36 The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system (OSGB) (also known as British National Grid (BNG)) is a system of geographic grid references used in Great Britain, distinct from latitude and longitude. The Ordnance Survey (OS) devised the ...

, and is the system used by the

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. :Link to maps using the ''Nature on the Map'' service provided by ''Natural England''.

References

Natural England Reports and Statistics data for Hereford and Worcester
{{SSSI AOS lists Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Worcestershire

Sites of Special