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A view of the Avon Gorge, designated as an SSSI for both its biological and its geological interest

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the former county of Avon, England, United Kingdom. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features. Although the county of Avon no longer exists, Natural England still uses its former borders to mark one of its Areas of Search. As of 2006, there are 86 sites designated in this Area of Search, of which 38 have been designated due to their biological interest, 39 due to their geological interest, and 9 for both.


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 English counties were revised under the 1974 reorganisation of local government. Until the 2010s, Natural England, which maintains the database of English SSSIs, kept the listing of counties as it was in 1974, but by 2015 they had updated their lists to reflect some later changes. However, even though Avon was abolished in 1996 it is still used as an area of search by Natural England, rather than being divided between the Gloucestershire and Somerset lists.

The data in the table is taken from English Nature in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI.

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

Sites

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Site name Reason for designation Area Grid reference Year in which notified Map
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres
Ashton Court YesY 210.3 519.7 1998 Map
Aust Cliff YesY 5.3 13.1 1954 Map
Avon Gorge YesY YesY 155.4 384.0 1952 Map
Banwell Caves YesY YesY 1.7 4.2 1963 Map
Banwell Ochre Caves YesY 12.5 30.8 1983 Map
Barnhill Quarry YesY 3.1 7.7 1966 Map
Barns Batch Spinney YesY 0.1 0.2 1987 Map
Bickley Wood YesY 9.5 23.5 1988 Map
Biddle Street, Yatton YesY 44.8 110.7 1994 Map
Bishop's Hill Wood YesY 30.6 75.6 1984 Map
Blagdon Lake YesY 212.7 525.6 1971 Map
Bleadon Hill YesY 13.5 33.4 1999 Map
Bodkin Hazel Wood YesY 10.6 26.2 1974 Map
Bourne YesY 8.5 20.9 1992 Map
Bowlditch Quarry YesY 0.3 0.6 1952 Map
Brinkmarsh Quarry YesY 0.5 1.2 1974 Map
Brockley Hall Stables YesY 0.1 0.2 1987 Map
Brown's Folly YesY YesY 39.9 98.5 1974 Map
Buckover Road Cutting YesY 1.7 4.1 1967 Map
Burledge Sidelands and Meadows YesY 48.7 120.3 2005 Map
Burrington Combe YesY YesY 139.1 343.8 1952 Map
Cattybrook Brickpit YesY 2.2 5.5 1989 Map
Chew Valley Lake YesY 565.2 1,396.6 1971 Map
Cleaves Wood YesY 40.4 99.8 1988 Map
Cleeve Wood, Hanham YesY 8.9 21.9 1966 Map
Clevedon Shore YesY 0.4 0.9 1991 Map
Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines YesY 6.2 15.4 1991 Map
Compton Martin Ochre Mine YesY YesY 0.9 2.1 1988 Map
Congrove Field and The Tumps YesY 12.5 30.8 1991 Map
Court Hill YesY 10.5 25.8 1997 Map
Cullimore's Quarry YesY 0.9 2.2 1974 Map
Damery Road Section YesY 0.5 1.0 1974 Map
Dolebury Warren YesY 90.6 223.3 1952 Map
Dundry Main Road South Quarry YesY 0.7 1.8 1974 Map
Ellenborough Park West YesY 1.8 4.4 1989 Map
Folly Farm YesY 3.1 7.7 1987 Map
Goblin Combe YesY 51.9 128.2 1999 Map
Gordano Valley YesY YesY 161.7 399.5 1971 Map
Ham Green YesY 1.1 2.7 1990 Map
Hampton Rocks Cutting YesY 1.3 3.2 1990 Map
Harptree Combe YesY 13.1 32.3 1954 Map
Hartcliff Rocks Quarry YesY 1.6 3.9 1991 Map
Hawkesbury Meadow YesY 3.3 8.2 1987 Map
Hawkesbury Quarry YesY 0.3 0.6 1967 Map
Hinton Charterhouse Field YesY 0.3 0.8 1991 Map
Hinton Charterhouse Pit YesY 0.4 1.0 1971 Map
Hinton Hill, Wellow YesY 0.3 0.6 1996 Map
Holly Lane YesY 0.5 1.2 1990 Map
Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton YesY 4.5 11.0 1999 Map
Huish Colliery Quarry YesY 0.8 2.1 1985 Map
Iford Manor YesY 0.4 1.0 1996 Map
Kenn Church, Kenn Pier & Yew Tree Farm YesY 15.4 38.0 1997 Map
Kilmersdon Road Quarry YesY 0.4 1.1 1954 Map
King's Wood and Urchin Wood YesY 128.1 316.5 1990 Map
Long Dole Wood and Meadows YesY 9.8 24.3 1997 Map
Lower Woods YesY YesY 280.1 692.2 1966 Map
Lulsgate Quarry YesY 1.1 2.8 1997 Map
Max Bog YesY 10.6 26.2 1988 Map
Middle Hope YesY YesY 84.1 207.8 1952 Map
Midger YesY 65.7 162.3 1966 Map
Monkswood Valley YesY 30.7 75.9 1990 Map
Newton St. Loe YesY 2.3 5.6 1992 Map
Nightingale Valley YesY 5.4 13.3 1989 Map
North Road Quarry, Bath YesY 0.3 0.7 1990 Map
Plaster's Green Meadows YesY 4.3 10.6 1989 Map
Portishead Pier to Black Nore YesY 71.8 177.4 1952 Map
Purn Hill YesY 6.1 15.1 1990 Map
Puxton Moor YesY 31.1 76.8 1994 Map
Quarry Steps, Durdham Down YesY <0.1 <0.1 1990 Map
Severn Estuary YesY YesY 15,950.0 39,410.0 1976 Map
Shiplate Slait YesY 33.9 83.8 1987 Map
Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall YesY 2.7 6.6 1966 Map
Spring Cove Cliffs YesY 2.0 4.9 1952 Map
St. Catherine's Valley YesY 156.1 385.7 1997 Map
Steep Holm YesY 25.5 63.0 1952 Map
Stidham Farm YesY 17.3 42.8 1991 Map
Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors YesY 129.4 319.7 1995 Map
Tytherington Quarry YesY 0.9 2.2 1989 Map
Uphill Cliff YesY 19.8 48.9 1952 Map
Upton Coombe YesY 7.4 18.3 1989 Map
Walton Common YesY 25.5 63.0 1991 Map
Weston Big Wood YesY 37.5 92.6 1971 Map
Weston-in-Gordano YesY 12.6 31.0 1993 Map
Winterbourne Railway Cutting YesY 2.0 4.9 1990 Map
Writhlington YesY 0.5 1.2 1992 Map
Yanal Bog YesY 1.6 4.0 1988 Map
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