List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset

Woodland in Aunt Mary's Bottom SSSI, Dorset

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the county of Dorset, 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.^[1] Natural England uses Dorset's borders to mark one of its Areas of Search. As of 2012, there are 139 sites designated in this Area of Search.^[2] There are 20 sites with a purely geological interest, and 103 listed for biological interest. A further 16 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 1974–1996 county system^[3] and as such the same approach is followed here. The data in the table is taken from Natural England in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI, and the County Background Datasheet for Dorset.^[4]

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

Sites

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Site name	Reason for designation		Area^[A]		Coordinates & Grid ref^[B]	Year in which notified	Other designations	Map^[C] & Citation
	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres
Abbotsbury Blind Lane			0.2	0.5	50°40′05″N 2°36′04″W / 50.668°N 2.601°W     SY576855	1977	AONB, GCR, HC	Map [5]
Abbotsbury Castle			34.9	86.2	50°40′26″N 2°37′16″W / 50.674°N 2.621°W     SY562862	1984	AONB, HC	Map [6]
Arne			557.6	1,377.9	50°41′24″N 2°03′07″W / 50.69°N 2.052°W     SY964878	1986	AONB, SPA, GCR, NNR, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [7]
Aunt Mary's Bottom			8.2	20.3	50°49′05″N 2°38′46″W / 50.818°N 2.646°W     ST546023	1991	AONB, SAC	Map [8]
River Avon System			475.9	1,176.1	51°01′34″N 1°45′36″W / 51.026°N 1.76°W     SU169252	1996	NCR, SAC	Map [9]
Avon Valley (Bickton To Christchurch)			1,403.8	3,468.9	50°46′19″N 1°47′28″W / 50.772°N 1.791°W     SZ148970	1993	SPA, ESA, WT, NCR, Ramsar site	Map [10]
River Axe, Devon			69.5	171.8	50°46′48″N 3°00′25″W / 50.78°N 3.007°W     SY291983	1999	AONB, GCR, SAC	Map [11]
Babylon Hill			1.1	2.7	50°56′10″N 2°36′11″W / 50.936°N 2.603°W     ST577154	1986	GCR	Map [12]
Batcombe Down			18.5	45.7	50°49′59″N 2°32′28″W / 50.833°N 2.541°W     ST620039	1977	AONB	Map [13]
Belle Vue Quarry			2.6	6.4	50°36′14″N 1°58′55″W / 50.604°N 1.982°W     SZ014782	1952	AONB, NT	Map [14]
Bere Stream			10.9	27.0	50°43′44″N 2°12′11″W / 50.729°N 2.203°W     SY858922	1977		Map [15]
Black Hill Down			59.6	147.2	50°48′N 2°28′W / 50.8°N 2.47°W     ST670002	1977	AONB, SAC	Map [16]
Black Hill Heath			70.5	174.3	50°44′42″N 2°13′55″W / 50.745°N 2.232°W     SY837940	1989	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [17]
Blackdown (Hardy Monument)			21.8	54.0	50°41′06″N 2°33′04″W / 50.685°N 2.551°W     SY612874	1989	AONB, GCR, NT	Map [18]
Blackmore Vale Commons and Moors			299.3	739.7	50°54′04″N 2°21′18″W / 50.901°N 2.355°W     ST751113	2012	Common land, SAC	Map [19]
Blandford Camp			28.7	70.9	50°52′34″N 2°06′29″W / 50.876°N 2.108°W     ST925085	1994	AONB	Map [20]
Blashenwell Farm Pit			11.3	28.0	50°37′26″N 2°04′08″W / 50.624°N 2.069°W     SY952805	1954	AONB, GCR	Map [21]
Blue Pool And Norden Heaths			112.5	278.0	50°38′53″N 2°05′17″W / 50.648°N 2.088°W     SY939831	1985	AONB, SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [22]
Boulsbury Wood			119.8	295.9	50°56′06″N 1°53′46″W / 50.935°N 1.896°W     SU074151	1983		Map [23]
Bourne Valley			72.8	180.0	50°44′02″N 1°54′22″W / 50.734°N 1.906°W     SZ067927	1995	SAM, SPA, LNR, WT, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [24]
Bracket's Coppice And Ryewater Farm			53.8	132.8	50°51′43″N 2°41′17″W / 50.862°N 2.688°W     ST517072	1984	AONB, SAC	Map [25]
Bradford Abbas Railway Cutting			1.4	3.4	50°55′41″N 2°34′59″W / 50.928°N 2.583°W     ST591144	1990	GCR	Map [26]
Breach Fields			11.4	28.2	50°59′56″N 2°12′40″W / 50.999°N 2.211°W     ST853222	1991		Map [27]
Brenscombe Heath			34.8	85.9	50°38′56″N 2°01′30″W / 50.649°N 2.025°W     SY983833	1985	AONB, HC, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [28]
Bryanston			0.3	0.7	50°51′40″N 2°10′48″W / 50.861°N 2.18°W     ST874069	1977	AONB	Map [29]
Bugden's Copse And Meadows			7.6	18.7	50°52′44″N 1°52′30″W / 50.879°N 1.875°W     SU089088	1990	LNR	Map [30]
Burton Bradstock			0.1	0.2	50°42′00″N 2°43′41″W / 50.7°N 2.728°W     SY487892	1986	AONB, GCR, HC	Map [31]
Canford Heath			413.1	1,020.7	50°45′47″N 1°57′43″W / 50.763°N 1.962°W     SZ028959	1985	SAM, SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [32]
Chalbury Hill And Quarry			12.0	29.6	50°39′11″N 2°26′02″W / 50.653°N 2.434°W     SY694838	1984	AONB, GCR	Map [33]
Chesil & The Fleet			983.1	2,429.4	50°37′30″N 2°33′14″W / 50.625°N 2.554°W     SY609807	1986	AONB, GCR, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [34]
Christchurch Harbour			352.1	870.2	50°43′16″N 1°45′29″W / 50.721°N 1.758°W     SZ172913	1986	SAM, GCR, LNR, SAC	Map [35]
Conegar Road Cutting			0.2	0.4	50°49′19″N 2°47′53″W / 50.822°N 2.798°W     ST439028	1996	AONB	Map [36]
Corfe & Barrow Hills			101.6	251.1	50°46′23″N 2°00′11″W / 50.773°N 2.003°W     SY999970	1986	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [37]
Corfe Common			91.0	224.8	50°37′44″N 2°03′43″W / 50.629°N 2.062°W     SY957810	1984	AONB, NT, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [38]
Corfe Meadows			18.1	44.8	50°39′11″N 2°03′14″W / 50.653°N 2.054°W     SY963837	1987	AONB, HC	Map [39]
Corfe Mullen Pastures			11.9	29.4	50°45′58″N 2°02′13″W / 50.766°N 2.037°W     SY975963	1994	Ramsar site, SAC	Map [40]
Corton Cutting			0.2	0.6	50°40′01″N 2°30′58″W / 50.667°N 2.516°W     SY636854	1997	AONB, GCR	Map [41]
Court Farm, Sydling			83.2	205.5	50°47′42″N 2°32′42″W / 50.795°N 2.545°W     SY617996	1987	AONB, SAC	Map [42]
Cranborne Common			133.3	329.4	50°53′31″N 1°51′43″W / 50.892°N 1.862°W     SU098103	1985	AONB, SPA, WT, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [43]
Creech Grange			<0.1	0.1	50°38′20″N 2°07′37″W / 50.639°N 2.127°W     SY911822	1986	AONB, NCR	Map [44]
Crookhill Brick Pit			4.7	11.6	50°37′05″N 2°30′18″W / 50.618°N 2.505°W     SY644799	2003	GCR, HC	Map [45]
Cull-peppers Dish			0.8	2.1	50°43′55″N 2°15′54″W / 50.732°N 2.265°W     SY814925	1989	GCR	Map [46]
Drakenorth			26.2	64.8	50°46′41″N 2°40′26″W / 50.778°N 2.674°W     SY526978	1986	AONB	Map [47]
East Coppice			4.7	11.7	50°44′46″N 2°09′00″W / 50.746°N 2.15°W     SY895941	1987		Map [48]
Ebblake Bog			11.4	28.2	50°51′43″N 1°51′07″W / 50.862°N 1.852°W     SU105069	1985	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [49]
Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm			144.4	356.7	50°45′11″N 2°39′18″W / 50.753°N 2.655°W     SY539950	1986	AONB, NT, NCR	Map [50]
Ferndown Common			64.4	159.1	50°47′56″N 1°54′18″W / 50.799°N 1.905°W     SZ068999	1984	SPA, SAC	Map [51]
Fontmell And Melbury Downs			263.1	650.1	50°57′40″N 2°09′54″W / 50.961°N 2.165°W     ST885180	1987	AONB, NT, SAC	Map [52]
Frogden Quarry			0.2	0.5	50°57′47″N 2°30′11″W / 50.963°N 2.503°W     ST648183	1986	GCR	Map [53]
River Frome			151.5	374.2	50°41′56″N 2°15′58″W / 50.699°N 2.266°W     SY813888	1998	SAM, AONB, WT, Ramsar site	Map [54]
Frome St. Quintin			32.7	80.7	50°49′59″N 2°35′53″W / 50.833°N 2.598°W     ST580039	1900	AONB, SAC	Map [55]
Giant Hill			84.1	207.8	50°49′01″N 2°28′23″W / 50.817°N 2.473°W     ST668020	1985	AONB, NT, SAC	Map [56]
Goathill Quarry			0.3	0.7	50°57′22″N 2°28′16″W / 50.956°N 2.471°W     ST670175	1986	GCR	Map [57]
Halfway House Quarry			0.9	2.1	50°56′42″N 2°34′05″W / 50.945°N 2.568°W     ST602163	1986	GCR	Map [58]
Ham Common			32.9	81.4	50°42′58″N 2°01′48″W / 50.716°N 2.03°W     SY980907	1987	SPA, GCR, LNR, MOD, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [59]
Handcocks Bottom			54.4	134.5	50°55′05″N 2°08′31″W / 50.918°N 2.142°W     ST901132	1988	AONB	Map [60]
Hartland Moor			301.3	744.5	50°39′58″N 2°04′16″W / 50.666°N 2.071°W     SY951851	1986	AONB, SPA, NNR, NT, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [61]
Haydon And Askerswell Downs			107.4	265.4	50°44′24″N 2°38′42″W / 50.74°N 2.645°W     SY546936	1985	AONB, NCR	Map [62]
Highcliffe To Milford Cliffs			110.1	272.1	50°43′52″N 1°38′20″W / 50.731°N 1.639°W     SZ256924	1991	GCR	Map [63]
Higher Houghton			145.0	358.4	50°50′35″N 2°17′06″W / 50.843°N 2.285°W     ST800049	1984	SAM, AONB, ESA, NCR	Map [64]
Hod And Hambledon Hills			101.4	250.5	50°54′47″N 2°13′23″W / 50.913°N 2.223°W     ST844126	1986	AONB, NNR, NT, NCR	Map [65]
Hog Cliff			85.4	211.1	50°46′12″N 2°32′49″W / 50.77°N 2.547°W     SY615969	1985	AONB, NNR, SAC	Map [66]
Holnest			54.9	135.8	50°53′38″N 2°28′30″W / 50.894°N 2.475°W     ST667106	2004	SAC	Map [67]
Holt And West Moors Heaths			767.0	1,895.2	50°50′28″N 1°56′13″W / 50.841°N 1.937°W     SU045046	1988	SPA, MOD, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [68]
Holton And Sandford Heaths			277.2	684.9	50°43′19″N 2°04′08″W / 50.722°N 2.069°W     SY952914	1997	SPA, NNR, Ramsar site, SAC,	Map [69]
Holway Hill Quarry			0.1	0.3	50°59′17″N 2°31′01″W / 50.988°N 2.517°W     ST638211	1998		Map [70]
Horn Park Quarry			2.7	6.6	50°48′58″N 2°46′19″W / 50.816°N 2.772°W     ST457021	1986	AONB, GCR, NNR	Map [71]
Horton Common			20.1	49.5	50°51′47″N 1°53′42″W / 50.863°N 1.895°W     SU075071	1984	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [72]
Hurn Common			83.4	206.1	50°47′24″N 1°50′31″W / 50.79°N 1.842°W     SZ112990	1986	CP, SPA, WT, MOD, SAC,	Map [73]
Lambert's Castle			109.2	269.9	50°46′34″N 2°53′46″W / 50.776°N 2.896°W     SY369978	1989	AONB	Map [74]
Langford Meadow			7.8	19.2	50°45′18″N 2°30′58″W / 50.755°N 2.516°W     SY637952	1985	AONB	Map [75]
Lions Hill			43.4	107.2	50°49′59″N 1°51′14″W / 50.833°N 1.854°W     SU104037	1985	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [76]
Lodmoor			74.9	185.1	50°37′55″N 2°26′38″W / 50.632°N 2.444°W     SY687815	1985	RSPB	Map [77]
Lorton			21.3	52.7	50°38′20″N 2°27′40″W / 50.639°N 2.461°W     SY675823	1987		Map [78]
Low's Hill Quarry			0.8	1.9	50°56′35″N 2°33′22″W / 50.943°N 2.556°W     ST610161	1989	GCR	Map [79]
Lulworth Park & Lake			46.9	115.8	50°38′35″N 2°12′22″W / 50.643°N 2.206°W     SY855826	1988	AONB	Map [80]
Luscombe Valley			58.0	143.2	50°42′14″N 1°55′55″W / 50.704°N 1.932°W     SZ049894	1996	LNR	Map [81]
Lyscombe And Highdon			82.9	204.9	50°48′43″N 2°22′37″W / 50.812°N 2.377°W     ST735014	1986	SAM, AONB, ESA	Map [82]
Mapperton And Poorton Vales			85.2	210.6	50°47′38″N 2°41′31″W / 50.794°N 2.692°W     SY513996	1992	AONB, SAC	Map [83]
Martin And Tidpit Downs			367.5	908.2	50°58′01″N 1°55′34″W / 50.967°N 1.926°W     SU053186	1987	SAM, AONB, NNR, NCR	Map [84]
Melbury Park			259.4	640.9	50°50′56″N 2°36′22″W / 50.849°N 2.606°W     ST574057	1985	AONB, NCR	Map [85]
The Moors			157.9	390.1	50°41′02″N 2°04′26″W / 50.684°N 2.074°W     SY949871	1985	AONB, SPA, HC, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [86]
Moors River System			291.9	721.3	50°47′42″N 1°50′38″W / 50.795°N 1.844°W     SZ111995	1999	AONB, CP, WT, NCR	Map [87]
Morcombelake			23.0	56.7	50°44′42″N 2°50′42″W / 50.745°N 2.845°W     SY405943	1991	AONB, HC	Map [88]
Morden Bog And Hyde Heath			659.9	1,630.6	50°43′37″N 2°11′17″W / 50.727°N 2.188°W     SY868920	1996	SAM, SPA, NNR, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [89]
Nicodemus Heights			7.9	19.5	50°33′25″N 2°25′52″W / 50.557°N 2.431°W     SY696731	1999	SAC	Map [90]
Oakers Bog			29.8	73.7	50°43′34″N 2°15′58″W / 50.726°N 2.266°W     SY813918	1988	SPA, GCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [91]
Oakers Wood			47.2	116.5	50°43′23″N 2°16′34″W / 50.723°N 2.276°W     SY806915	1984		Map [92]
Oakhills Coppice			14.4	35.6	50°53′N 2°02′W / 50.88°N 2.03°W     ST980089	1990	AONB	Map [93]
Parley Common			163.9	405.1	50°47′35″N 1°52′19″W / 50.793°N 1.872°W     SZ091993	1984	SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC,	Map [94]
Peashill Quarry			0.4	1.1	50°43′16″N 2°43′01″W / 50.721°N 2.717°W     SY495915	1989	AONB, GCR	Map [95]
Pentridge Down			62.3	154.0	50°57′14″N 1°56′35″W / 50.954°N 1.943°W     SU041172	1996	AONB	Map [96]
Piddles Wood			73.1	180.5	50°54′54″N 2°17′35″W / 50.915°N 2.293°W     ST795129	1985	WT	Map [97]
Pitcombe Down			13.1	32.4	50°42′14″N 2°35′24″W / 50.704°N 2.59°W     SY584895	1985	AONB	Map [98]
Poole Bay Cliffs			12.3	30.4	50°42′43″N 1°53′49″W / 50.712°N 1.897°W     SZ074903	1989	GCR	Map [99]
Poole Harbour			2,268.9	5,606.6	50°43′12″N 2°02′28″W / 50.72°N 2.041°W     SY972911	1990	AONB, SPA, NT, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [100]
Isle of Portland			352.1	869.9	50°31′44″N 2°26′20″W / 50.529°N 2.439°W     SY690700	1987	GCR, SAC	Map [101]
Portland Harbour Shore			28.1	69.4	50°35′53″N 2°27′29″W / 50.598°N 2.458°W     SY677777	1987	Crown estate, GCR, SAC	Map [102]
Povington And Grange Heaths			1,217.1	3,007.5	50°39′04″N 2°09′14″W / 50.651°N 2.154°W     SY892835	1986	AONB, SPA, MOD, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [103]
Powerstock Common And Wytherston Farm			161.7	399.5	50°46′01″N 2°39′14″W / 50.767°N 2.654°W     SY540966	1900	AONB, WT, SAC,	Map [104]
Poxwell			0.4	1.1	50°39′04″N 2°22′08″W / 50.651°N 2.369°W     SY740835	1998	AONB	Map [105]
Purbeck Ridge (East)			143.6	354.8	50°37′48″N 1°57′18″W / 50.63°N 1.955°W     SZ033811	1999	AONB, GCR, HC, SAC	Map [106]
Purbeck Ridge (West)			144.7	357.5	50°37′59″N 2°09′29″W / 50.633°N 2.158°W     SY889815	1986	AONB	Map [107]
Purewell Meadows			12.9	31.8	50°44′20″N 1°45′58″W / 50.739°N 1.766°W     SZ166933	1985		Map [108]
Radipole Lake			96.0	237.1	50°37′23″N 2°28′05″W / 50.623°N 2.468°W     SY670805	1985	RSPB	Map [109]
Rempstone Heaths			170.0	420.0	50°39′04″N 2°01′48″W / 50.651°N 2.03°W     SY980835	1987	AONB, SPA, HC, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [110]
Sandford Lane Quarry			0.8	1.9	50°57′29″N 2°31′52″W / 50.958°N 2.531°W     ST628177	1990	GCR	Map [111]
Shillingstone Quarry			8.2	20.3	50°53′13″N 2°15′11″W / 50.887°N 2.253°W     ST823097	1995	AONB	Map [112]
Slop Bog And Uddens Heath			43.9	108.5	50°48′58″N 1°53′31″W / 50.816°N 1.892°W     SU077018	1985	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [113]
South Dorset Coast			1,591.7	3,933.1	50°37′23″N 2°11′13″W / 50.623°N 2.187°W     SY869804	1986	AONB, CP, GCR, HC, WT, NT, NCR, SAC	Map [114]
St Catherine's Hill, Dorset
St Leonards And St Ives Heaths			529.9	1,309.4	50°49′37″N 1°49′16″W / 50.827°N 1.821°W     SU127031	1999	SAM, CP, SPA, WT, MOD, Ramsar site, SAC,	Map [115]
Stoborough & Creech Heaths			338.0	835.2	50°39′54″N 2°06′32″W / 50.665°N 2.109°W     SY924850	1986	AONB, SPA, NNR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [116]
Stokeford Heaths			177.3	438.0	50°41′35″N 2°12′18″W / 50.693°N 2.205°W     SY856882	1995	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [117]
Studland and Godlingston Heath NNR			757.8	1,872.6	50°39′18″N 1°58′08″W / 50.655°N 1.969°W     SZ023839	1986	AONB, SPA, GCR, NNR, NT, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [118]
Studland Cliffs			21.1	52.2	50°38′28″N 1°56′10″W / 50.641°N 1.936°W     SZ046824	1986	AONB, GCR, NT, SAC	Map [119]
Sutton Combe			16.7	41.2	50°56′35″N 2°10′41″W / 50.943°N 2.178°W     ST876160	1986	AONB	Map [120]
Sutton Meadows			5.0	12.3	50°53′42″N 1°55′12″W / 50.895°N 1.92°W     SU057106	1985	AONB, WT	Map [121]
Sydling Valley Downs			74.0	182.8	50°48′58″N 2°30′43″W / 50.816°N 2.512°W     ST640019	1985	AONB, SAC	Map [122]
Thrasher's Heath			14.8	36.6	50°39′18″N 2°02′38″W / 50.655°N 2.044°W     SY970839	1984	AONB, HC, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [123]
Toller Porcorum			178.5	441.0	50°47′31″N 2°38′13″W / 50.792°N 2.637°W     SY552993	1986	AONB, SAC	Map [124]
Town Common			256.0	632.6	50°45′47″N 1°48′00″W / 50.763°N 1.8°W     SZ142960	1994	SPA, GCR, WT, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [125]
Townsend			13.6	33.6	50°36′11″N 1°58′01″W / 50.603°N 1.967°W     SZ024781	1986	AONB, WT, SAC	Map [126]
Trill Quarry			1.4	3.5	50°54′40″N 2°34′48″W / 50.911°N 2.58°W     ST593126	1989	GCR	Map [127]
Turbary And Kinson Commons			36.2	89.3	50°45′07″N 1°54′58″W / 50.752°N 1.916°W     SZ060947	1988	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [128]
Turners Puddle Heath			391.0	966.2	50°43′01″N 2°15′40″W / 50.717°N 2.261°W     SY817908	1990	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [129]
Upton Heath			218.9	540.9	50°44′53″N 2°01′26″W / 50.748°N 2.024°W     SY984943	1990	SPA, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [130]
Upwey Quarries And Bincombe Down			6.5	16.0	50°40′05″N 2°27′36″W / 50.668°N 2.46°W     SY676855	1992	AONB, GCR	Map [131]
Valley Of Stones			80.4	198.7	50°41′20″N 2°34′19″W / 50.689°N 2.572°W     SY597879	1996	SAM, AONB, GCR, NNR	Map [132]
Verwood Heaths			27.8	68.7	50°52′59″N 1°52′16″W / 50.883°N 1.871°W     SU092093	1985	SPA, LNR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [133]
Wareham Common			17.5	43.3	50°41′24″N 2°07′23″W / 50.69°N 2.123°W     SY914878	1992		Map [134]
Wareham Meadows			210.9	521.1	50°41′02″N 2°05′53″W / 50.684°N 2.098°W     SY932871	1987	AONB, SPA, HC, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [135]
Warmwell Heath			55.4	137.0	50°40′59″N 2°21′04″W / 50.683°N 2.351°W     SY753871	1987	SPA, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [136]
West Dorset Coast			598.5	1,478.9	50°43′30″N 2°50′38″W / 50.725°N 2.844°W     SY405920	1991	AONB, GCR, NT, SAC	Map [137]
Whetley Meadows			8.1	19.9	50°45′54″N 2°40′08″W / 50.765°N 2.669°W     SY529964	1985	AONB	Map [138]
White Horse Hill			60.0	148.3	50°39′29″N 2°24′22″W / 50.658°N 2.406°W     SY714843	1991	AONB	Map [139]
Winfrith Heath			288.9	713.8	50°40′59″N 2°16′44″W / 50.683°N 2.279°W     SY804871	1996	SPA, WT, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [140]
Woolcombe			18.1	44.8	50°45′32″N 2°37′41″W / 50.759°N 2.628°W     SY558957	1986	AONB, SAC	Map [141]
Wootton Fitzpaine			9.6	23.8	50°45′18″N 2°54′50″W / 50.755°N 2.914°W     SY356954	1987	AONB, HC	Map [142]
Worgret Heath			8.3	20.6	50°40′59″N 2°09′04″W / 50.683°N 2.151°W     SY894870	1987	SPA, SAC	Map [143]

Notes

^A Data rounded to one decimal place.

^B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.^[144]

^C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by English Nature.

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43. "Cranborne Common" (PDF).
44. "Creech Grange" (PDF).
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46. "Cull-Peppers Dish" (PDF).
47. "Drakenorth" (PDF).
48. "East Coppice" (PDF).
49. "Ebblake Bog" (PDF).
50. "Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm" (PDF).
51. "Ferndown Common" (PDF).
52. "Fontmell And Melbury Downs" (PDF).
53. "Frogden Quarry" (PDF).
54. "River Frome" (PDF).
55. "Frome St. Quintin" (PDF).
56. "Giant Hill" (PDF).
57. "Goathill Quarry" (PDF).
58. "Halfway House Quarry" (PDF).
59. "Ham Common" (PDF).
60. "Handcocks Bottom" (PDF).
61. "Hartland Moor" (PDF).
62. "Haydon And Askerswell Downs" (PDF).
63. "Highcliffe To Milford Cliffs" (PDF).
64. "Higher Houghton" (PDF).
65. "Hod And Hambledon Hills" (PDF).
66. "Hog Cliff" (PDF).
67. "Holnest" (PDF).
68. "Holt And West Moors Heaths" (PDF).
69. "Holton And Sandford Heaths" (PDF).
70. "Holway Hill Quarry" (PDF).
71. "Horn Park Quarry" (PDF).
72. "Horton Common" (PDF).
73. "Hurn Common" (PDF).
74. "Lambert's Castle" (PDF).
75. "Langford Meadow" (PDF).
76. "Lions Hill" (PDF).
77. "Lodmoor" (PDF).
78. "Lorton" (PDF).
79. "Low's Hill Quarry" (PDF).
80. "Lulworth Park & Lake" (PDF).
81. "Luscombe Valley" (PDF).
82. "Lyscombe And Highdon" (PDF).
83. "Mapperton And Poorton Vales" (PDF).
84. "Martin And Tidpit Downs" (PDF).
85. "Melbury Park" (PDF).
86. "The Moors" (PDF).
87. "Moors River System" (PDF).
88. "Morcombelake" (PDF).
89. "Morden Bog And Hyde Heath" (PDF).
90. "Nicodemus Heights" (PDF).
91. "Oakers Bog" (PDF).
92. "Oakers Wood" (PDF).
93. "Oakhills Coppice" (PDF).
94. "Parley Common" (PDF).
95. "Peashill Quarry" (PDF).
96. "Pentridge Down" (PDF).
97. "Piddles Wood" (PDF).
98. "Pitcombe Down" (PDF).
99. "Poole Bay Cliffs" (PDF).
100. "Poole Harbour" (PDF).
101. "Isle Of Portland" (PDF).
102. "Portland Harbour Shore" (PDF).
103. "Povington And Grange Heaths" (PDF).
104. "Powerstock Common And Wytherston Farm" (PDF).
105. "Poxwell" (PDF).
106. "Purbeck Ridge (East)" (PDF).
107. "Purbeck Ridge (West)" (PDF).
108. "Purewell Meadows" (PDF).
109. "Radipole Lake" (PDF).
110. "Rempstone Heaths" (PDF).
111. "Sandford Lane Quarry" (PDF).
112. "Shillingstone Quarry" (PDF).
113. "Slop Bog And Uddens Heath" (PDF).
114. "South Dorset Coast" (PDF).
115. "St Leonards And St Ives Heaths" (PDF).
116. "Stoborough & Creech Heaths" (PDF).
117. "Stokeford Heaths" (PDF).
118. "Studland & Godlingston Heaths" (PDF).
119. "Studland Cliffs" (PDF).
120. "Sutton Combe" (PDF).
121. "Sutton Meadows" (PDF).
122. "Sydling Valley Downs" (PDF).
123. "Thrasher's Heath" (PDF).
124. "Toller Porcorum" (PDF).
125. "Town Common" (PDF).
126. "Townsend" (PDF).
127. "Trill Quarry" (PDF).
128. "Turbary And Kinson Commons" (PDF).
129. "Turners Puddle Heath" (PDF).
130. "Upton Heath" (PDF).
131. "Upwey Quarries And Bincombe Down" (PDF).
132. "Valley Of Stones" (PDF).
133. "Verwood Heaths" (PDF).
134. "Wareham Common" (PDF).
135. "Wareham Meadows" (PDF).
136. "Warmwell Heath" (PDF).
137. "West Dorset Coast" (PDF).
138. "Whetley Meadows" (PDF).
139. "White Horse Hill" (PDF).
140. "Winfrith Heath" (PDF).
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142. "Wootton Fitzpaine" (PDF).
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