List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Warwickshire facts for kids
Have you ever wondered about the most special places for nature in Warwickshire? This article lists the amazing Sites of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSIs for short. These are places that are super important for their plants, animals, or geology (like rocks and landforms). They are protected to make sure their unique features last for a long time.
In England, a group called English Nature decides which places become SSSIs. They used an older map system from 1974 to 1996 to pick these spots. Many of these special sites in Warwickshire are looked after by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. They work hard to keep these places healthy and safe for all the wildlife that lives there.
For other counties, you can find more SSSIs by checking the List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
Special Places in Warwickshire
Warwickshire is home to many incredible natural areas. These SSSIs include a mix of woodlands, meadows, old quarries, and even parts of rivers. Each one is special because of the unique plants, animals, or geological features it protects. These sites are like natural treasures, helping to keep our environment healthy and full of life.
- Ailstone Old Gravel Pit
- Alvecote Pools
- Aston Grove & Withycombe Wood
- Bannam's Wood
- Bentley Park Wood
- Birches Barn Meadows
- Boon's Quarry
- Brandon Marsh
- Brook Meadow, Darley Green
- Broom Railway Cutting
- Calcutt Locks Meadows
- Clowes Wood & New Fallings Coppice
- Coleshill and Bannerly Pools
- Combe Pool
- Copmill Hill
- Coten End Quarry
- Cross Hands Quarry
- Draycote Meadows
- Drybank Meadow, Cherington
- Ensor's Pool
- Griff Hill Quarry
- Guy's Cliffe SSSI
- Harbury Quarries
- Harbury Railway Cutting
- High Close Farm, Snitterfield
- Hoar Park Wood
- Illing's Trenches
- Kingsbury Brickworks
- Kingsbury Wood
- Knavenhill Wood
- Lobbington Hall Farm Meadow
- Long Itchington & Ufton Woods
- Loxley Church Meadow
- Merriman's Hill Farm Meadows
- Middleton Pool
- Midsummer Meadow
- Napton Hill Quarry
- Oak Tree Farm Meadows
- Oxhouse Farm
- Racecourse Meadow
- Railway Meadow, Langley
- River Blythe
- River Itchen
- Rough Hill & Wirehill Woods
- Ryton and Brandon Gravel Pits
- Ryton Wood
- Sherbourne Meadows
- Shrewley Canal Cutting
- Snitterfield and Bearley Bushes
- Stockton Railway Cutting and Quarry
- Stretton-on-Fosse Pit
- Ufton Fields
- Ullenhall Meadows
- Waverley Wood Farm
- Welford Field
- Whichford Wood
- Whitacre Heath SSSI
- Wilmcote Quarry
- Windmill Naps Wood
- Wolford Wood and Old Covert
- Wolston Gravel Pit
- Woodlands Quarry