List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Lincolnshire

The Wash on the Lincolnshire coast east of Boston

This is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Lincolnshire. Note that Natural England, the designating body for SSSIs in England, uses the 1974–1996 county system, and this list follows the same approach. Some sites you may expect to find here could therefore be in the Humberside list.

This list features 76 SSSIs notable for their biology, fourteen notable for their geology and two notable for both. Five of the SSSIs include national nature reserves, four are Ramsar Wetland sites, and two are EU Special Protection Areas.^[1]

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

Sites

Site name	Reason for designation		Area		Location & map ref	Other designations	Map/Refs
	Biological interest	Geological interest	Hectares	Acres
Allington Meadows			3.8	9.3	52°56′53″N 0°42′25″W / 52.948°N 0.707°W     SK870397		Map [2]
Ancaster Valley			10.3	25.4	52°58′30″N 0°31′59″W / 52.975°N 0.533°W     SK986430	WT, NCR	Map [3]
Bardney Limewoods			539.8	1,333.9	53°14′49″N 0°17′06″W / 53.247°N 0.285°W     TF145736	NNR, NCR,	Map [4]
Baston And Thurlby Fens			54.6	134.9	52°44′10″N 0°20′06″W / 52.736°N 0.335°W     TF125167	WT, NCR, SAC	Map [5]
Benniworth Haven Cuttings			2.4	5.9	53°19′26″N 0°09′43″W / 53.324°N 0.162°W     TF225824	GCR	Map [6]
Bratoft Meadows			2.3	5.6	53°09′07″N 0°13′05″E / 53.152°N 0.218°E     TF484639	WT, NCR	Map [7]
Calceby Marsh			8.8	21.8	53°16′23″N 0°05′38″E / 53.273°N 0.094°E     TF397772	WT, NCR	Map [8]
Candlesby Hill Quarry			1.8	4.5	53°11′28″N 0°11′02″E / 53.191°N 0.184°E     TF460682	WT	Map [9]
Castle Bytham Quarry			5.5	13.6	52°45′00″N 0°32′10″W / 52.75°N 0.536°W     SK989179	GCR	Map [10]
Chapel Point-wolla Bank			39.7	98.0	53°14′31″N 0°20′10″E / 53.242°N 0.336°E     TF560742	GCR	Map [11]
Claxby Chalk Pit			2.2	5.5	53°13′23″N 0°10′12″E / 53.223°N 0.17°E     TF450717	GCR, WT	Map [12]
Cliff House			4.8	11.7	53°26′46″N 0°32′56″W / 53.446°N 0.549°W     SK965953		Map [13]
Copper Hill			6.6	16.4	52°58′19″N 0°32′42″W / 52.972°N 0.545°W     SK978426	GCR	Map [14]
Cowbit Wash			9.1	22.4	52°45′18″N 0°09′50″W / 52.755°N 0.164°W     TF240191	GCR	Map [15]
Cross Drain			5.7	14.2	52°42′32″N 0°17′02″W / 52.709°N 0.284°W     TF160137		Map [16]
Dalby Hill			0.2	0.5	53°12′14″N 0°06′25″E / 53.204°N 0.107°E     TF408695	GCR	Map [17]
Deeping Gravel Pits			57.6	142.3	52°39′32″N 0°15′36″W / 52.659°N 0.26°W     TF178082	Wildlife refuge	Map [18]
Doddington Clay Woods			23.9	59.0	53°13′41″N 0°39′07″W / 53.228°N 0.652°W     SK901710		Map [19]
Dole Wood			4.0	9.8	52°43′55″N 0°23′10″W / 52.732°N 0.386°W     TF091161	WT	Map [20]
Dunsby Wood			54.6	134.8	52°49′12″N 0°23′06″W / 52.82°N 0.385°W     TF089259		Map [21]
Fulsby Wood			109.3	270.0	53°08′02″N 0°07′26″W / 53.134°N 0.124°W     TF256613		Map [22]
Gibraltar Point			598.2	1,478.3	53°06′11″N 0°19′59″E / 53.103°N 0.333°E     TF563587	Bird sanctuary, SPA, GCR, LNR, WT, NNR, NCR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [23]
Gosling's Corner			10.2	25.1	53°15′43″N 0°17′20″W / 53.262°N 0.289°W     TF142752		Map [24]
Great Casterton Road Banks			0.4	1	52°39′47″N 0°30′54″W / 52.663°N 0.515°W     TF005083	WT	Map [25]
Greetwell Hollow Quarry			59.3	146.6	53°14′10″N 0°29′49″W / 53.236°N 0.497°W     TF004721	GCR	Map [26]
Grimsthorpe Park			116.4	287.7	52°45′47″N 0°29′13″W / 52.763°N 0.487°W     TF022194	SAC,	Map [27]
Hainton Sheepwalk			2.5	6.3	53°21′32″N 0°13′19″W / 53.359°N 0.222°W     TF184861		Map [28]
Harrington Hall Sand Pit			0.1	0.2	53°13′37″N 0°02′13″E / 53.227°N 0.037°E     TF361719	GCR	Map [29]
High Barn, Oxcombe			8.3	20.4	53°16′16″N 0°01′16″W / 53.271°N 0.021°W     TF321767		Map [30]
High Dyke			6.8	16.7	53°02′28″N 0°31′30″W / 53.041°N 0.525°W     SK990503		Map [31]
Holywell Banks			6.1	15.1	52°43′48″N 0°31′44″W / 52.73°N 0.529°W     SK994157		Map [32]
Honington Camp			1.4	3.5	52°58′12″N 0°34′52″W / 52.97°N 0.581°W     SK954423	SAM	Map [33]
Hoplands Wood			14.2	35.0	53°13′16″N 0°11′02″E / 53.221°N 0.184°E     TF459715	WT	Map [34]
Horbling Fen			15.1	37.3	52°54′07″N 0°17′24″W / 52.902°N 0.29°W     TF151352	GCR	Map [35]
Humber Estuary			37,000.6	91,430.5	53°34′41″N 0°01′48″E / 53.578°N 0.03°E     TA345110	SPA, GCR, MOD, NNR, Ramsar site, SAC	Map [36]
Hundleby Clay Pit			0.8	1.9	53°10′23″N 0°03′58″E / 53.173°N 0.066°E     TF382660	GCR,	Map [37]
Jenkins Carr			3.7	9.1	53°09′22″N 0°04′23″E / 53.156°N 0.073°E     TF387641		Map [38]
Keal Carr			9.4	23.1	53°09′43″N 0°03′58″E / 53.162°N 0.066°E     TF382648	WT	Map [39]
Kingerby Beck Meadows			5.5	13.6	53°25′41″N 0°25′05″W / 53.428°N 0.418°W     TF052935		Map [40]
Kirkby Moor			73.6	181.9	53°08′38″N 0°10′12″W / 53.144°N 0.17°W     TF225623	WT,	Map [41]
Kirton Wood, Lincolnshire			30.3	74.9	52°52′55″N 0°32′42″W / 52.882°N 0.545°W     SK980326	NCR	Map [42]
Langtoft Gravel Pits			28.4	70.3	52°41′02″N 0°21′22″W / 52.684°N 0.356°W     TF112109		Map [43]
Laughton Common			54.7	135.2	53°27′36″N 0°44′28″W / 53.46°N 0.741°W     SK837967		Map [44]
Lea Marsh			27.6	68.1	53°22′26″N 0°46′19″W / 53.374°N 0.772°W     SK818870		Map [45]
Linwood Warren			25.7	63.5	53°22′19″N 0°18′07″W / 53.372°N 0.302°W     TF131875	WT	Map [46]
Little Scrubbs Meadow			2.0	4.9	53°15′11″N 0°17′02″W / 53.253°N 0.284°W     TF146743	WT	Map [47]
Math And Elsea Wood			44.2	109.3	52°45′04″N 0°22′34″W / 52.751°N 0.376°W     TF097183		Map [48]
Mavis Enderby Valley			15.7	38.8	53°10′52″N 0°02′17″E / 53.181°N 0.038°E     TF363668		Map [49]
Metheringham Heath Quarry			12.8	31.5	53°08′24″N 0°25′37″W / 53.14°N 0.427°W     TF053615	GCR	Map [50]
Moor Closes			6.8	16.8	52°58′59″N 0°32′31″W / 52.983°N 0.542°W     SK980438	WT, NCR,	Map [51]
Moor Farm			47.0	116.1	53°09′25″N 0°10′30″W / 53.157°N 0.175°W     TF221638	WT	Map [52]
Muckton Wood			16.7	41.3	53°18′32″N 0°04′16″E / 53.309°N 0.071°E     TF381811	WT	Map [53]
Nettleton Chalk Pit			8.1	20.0	53°28′05″N 0°18′25″W / 53.468°N 0.307°W     TF125981	GCR	Map [54]
New England Valley			6.3	15.7	53°14′31″N 0°00′04″E / 53.242°N 0.001°E     TF336735		Map [55]
Normanby Meadow			4.2	10.3	53°23′28″N 0°27′32″W / 53.391°N 0.459°W     TF026893		Map [56]
Porter's Lodge Meadows			9.6	23.8	52°45′54″N 0°34′37″W / 52.765°N 0.577°W     SK961196		Map [57]
Potterhanworth Wood			33.1	81.7	53°11′17″N 0°23′49″W / 53.188°N 0.397°W     TF072668	Forest nature reserve, NCR	Map [58]
Red Hill			3.0	7.5	53°18′29″N 0°06′14″W / 53.308°N 0.104°W     TF264807	LNR, WT,	Map [59]
Robert's Field			3.0	7.5	52°43′23″N 0°31′15″W / 52.723°N 0.5208°W     TF000150	LNR, WT,	[60]
Ryhall Pasture And Little Warren Verges			6.2	15.4	52°42′43″N 0°29′42″W / 52.712°N 0.495°W     TF018138		Map [61]
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve			971.9	2,401.5	53°23′56″N 0°13′30″E / 53.399°N 0.225°E     TF480914	NNR, NCR, SAC	Map [62]
Sapperton & Pickworth Woods			28.1	69.3	52°53′42″N 0°28′19″W / 52.895°N 0.472°W     TF029342		Map [63]
Scotton And Laughton Forest Ponds			48.3	119.4	53°28′59″N 0°42′22″W / 53.483°N 0.706°W     SK860992		Map [64]
Scotton Beck Fields			16.8	41.4	53°28′44″N 0°40′55″W / 53.479°N 0.682°W     SK876988		Map [65]
Scotton Common			15.1	37.3	53°28′30″N 0°41′31″W / 53.475°N 0.692°W     SK869984	WT,	Map [66]
Sea Bank Clay Pits			16.6	40.9	53°17′17″N 0°17′49″E / 53.288°N 0.297°E     TF532792	WT,	Map [67]
Silverines Meadows			6.2	15.3	53°17′28″N 0°06′40″W / 53.291°N 0.111°W     TF260788	WT	Map [68]
Skendleby Psalter Banks			0.9	2.2	53°13′19″N 0°09′18″E / 53.222°N 0.155°E     TF440716	WT	Map [69]
Sotby Meadows			7.2	17.8	53°17′02″N 0°11′49″W / 53.284°N 0.197°W     TF203779	WT	Map [70]
Surfleet Lows			3.4	8.5	52°50′24″N 0°08′38″W / 52.84°N 0.144°W     TF251286	WT	Map [71]
Swaby Valley			3.4	8.4	53°16′37″N 0°05′06″E / 53.277°N 0.085°E     TF391776	WT	Map [72]
Swallow Wold			4.3	10.6	53°31′37″N 0°14′24″W / 53.527°N 0.24°W     TA168048		Map [73]
Swanholme Lakes			53.1	131.3	53°12′18″N 0°35′24″W / 53.205°N 0.59°W     SK943685	LNR, NCR	Map [74]
Swinstead Valley			8.9	22.0	52°47′N 0°31′W / 52.79°N 0.51°W     TF006224		Map [75]
Tattershall Carrs			26.6	65.7	53°06′47″N 0°11′06″W / 53.113°N 0.185°W     TF216589		Map [76]
Tattershall Old Gravel Pits			14.5	35.9	53°07′08″N 0°12′47″W / 53.119°N 0.213°W     TF197595		Map [77]
Tetford Wood			5.4	13.3	53°15′47″N 0°00′25″W / 53.263°N 0.007°W     TF330758		Map [78]
Tetney Blow Wells			14.7	36.4	53°29′10″N 0°00′43″W / 53.486°N 0.012°W     TA320006	WT	Map [79]
The Hermitage			4.4	10.9	52°49′37″N 0°30′14″W / 52.827°N 0.504°W     TF009265	SAM,	Map [80]
The Wash			62,045.8	153,318.5	52°56′28″N 0°15′11″E / 52.941°N 0.253°E     TF515405	SPA, WT, NNR, NCR, Ramsar site, RSPB	Map [81]
Tortoiseshell Wood			9.3	22.9	52°46′05″N 0°34′34″W / 52.768°N 0.576°W     SK962199	WT, NCR	Map [82]
Troy Wood			91.1	225.1	53°06′43″N 0°08′17″W / 53.112°N 0.138°W     TF247588		Map [83]
Tuetoes Hills			12.5	30.8	53°30′11″N 0°43′44″W / 53.503°N 0.729°W     SE844014		Map [84]
Welton-le-wold Old Gravel Pits			3.4	8.4	53°22′37″N 0°04′37″W / 53.377°N 0.077°W     TF280884	GCR	Map [85]
Wickenby Wood			43.6	107.6	53°19′48″N 0°22′52″W / 53.33°N 0.381°W     TF079827	Forest nature reserve, NCR	Map [86]
Willoughby Meadow			0.5	1.3	53°13′01″N 0°12′11″E / 53.217°N 0.203°E     TF472712	WT	Map [87]
Willoughby Wood			23.2	57.4	53°12′47″N 0°11′10″E / 53.213°N 0.186°E     TF461707		Map [88]
Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens			57.4	141.9	52°58′44″N 0°28′01″W / 52.979°N 0.467°W     TF030435	WT	Map [89]
Wilsford Heath Quarry			16.2	40.0	52°57′36″N 0°32′02″W / 52.96°N 0.534°W     SK986413		Map [90]
Winceby Rectory Pit			<0.1	0.1	53°11′49″N 0°01′30″W / 53.197°N 0.025°W     TF320685	GCR	Map [91]
Withcall And South Willingham Tunnels			3.8	9.4	53°19′41″N 0°10′48″W / 53.328°N 0.18°W     TF213828		Map [92]
Woodhall Spa Golf Course			55.0	135.8	53°09′43″N 0°11′31″W / 53.162°N 0.192°W     TF210643		Map [93]
Woodnook Valley			9.7	23.8	52°52′48″N 0°36′43″W / 52.88°N 0.612°W     SK935323		Map [94]

See also

• List of SSSIs by Area of Search
• List of Ancient Woods in England
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

References

1. SSSI Background Data Report for Lincolnshire Natural England, compiled 1 March 2012
2. "Allington Meadows" (PDF).
3. "Ancaster Valley" (PDF).
4. "Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire" (PDF).
5. "Baston And Thurlby Fens" (PDF).
6. "Benniworth Haven Cuttings" (PDF).
7. "Bratoft Meadows" (PDF).
8. "Calceby Marsh" (PDF).
9. "Candlesby Hill" (PDF).
10. "Castle Bytham Quarry" (PDF).
11. "Chapel Point-Wolla Bank" (PDF).
12. "Claxby Chalk Pit" (PDF).
13. "Cliff House" (PDF).
14. "Copper Hill" (PDF).
15. "Cowbit Wash" (PDF).
16. "Cross Drain" (PDF).
17. "Dalby Hill" (PDF).
18. "Deeping Gravel Pits" (PDF).
19. "Doddington Clay Woods" (PDF).
20. "Dole Wood" (PDF).
21. "Dunsby Wood" (PDF).
22. "Fulsby Wood" (PDF).
23. "Gibraltar Point" (PDF).
24. "Gosling'S Corner" (PDF).
25. "Great Casterton Road Banks" (PDF).
26. "Greetwell Hollow Quarry" (PDF).
27. "Grimsthorpe Park" (PDF).
28. "Hainton Sheepwalk" (PDF).
29. "Harrington Hall Sand Pit" (PDF).
30. "High Barn, Oxcombe" (PDF).
31. "High Dyke" (PDF).
32. "Holywell Banks" (PDF).
33. "Honington Camp" (PDF).
34. "Hoplands Wood" (PDF).
35. "Horbling Fen" (PDF).
36. "Humber Estuary" (PDF).
37. "Hundleby Clay Pit" (PDF).
38. "Jenkins Carr" (PDF).
39. "Keal Carr" (PDF).
40. "Kingerby Beck Meadows" (PDF).
41. "Kirkby Moor" (PDF).
42. "Kirton Wood, Lincolnshire" (PDF).
43. "Langtoft Gravel Pits" (PDF).
44. "Laughton Common" (PDF).
45. "Lea Marsh" (PDF).
46. "Linwood Warren" (PDF).
47. "Little Scrubbs Meadow" (PDF).
48. "Math And Elsea Wood" (PDF).
49. "Mavis Enderby Valley" (PDF).
50. "Metheringham Heath Quarry" (PDF).
51. "Moor Closes" (PDF).
52. "Moor Farm" (PDF).
53. "Muckton Wood" (PDF).
54. "Nettleton Chalk Pit" (PDF).
55. "New England Valley" (PDF).
56. "Normanby Meadow" (PDF).
57. "Porter'S Lodge Meadows" (PDF).
58. "Potterhanworth Wood" (PDF).
59. "Red Hill" (PDF).
60. "Robert's Field".
61. "Ryhall Pasture And Little Warren Verges" (PDF).
62. "Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe Dunes" (PDF).
63. "Sapperton & Pickworth Woods" (PDF).
64. "Scotton And Laughton Forest Ponds" (PDF).
65. "Scotton Beck Fields" (PDF).
66. "Scotton Common" (PDF).
67. "Sea Bank Clay Pits" (PDF).
68. "Silverines Meadows" (PDF).
69. "Skendleby Psalter Banks" (PDF).
70. "Sotby Meadows" (PDF).
71. "Surfleet Lows" (PDF).
72. "Swaby Valley" (PDF).
73. "Swallow Wold" (PDF).
74. "Swanholme Lakes" (PDF).
75. "Swinstead Valley" (PDF).
76. "Tattershall Carrs" (PDF).
77. "Tattershall Old Gravel Pits" (PDF).
78. "Tetford Wood" (PDF).
79. "Tetney Blow Wells" (PDF).
80. "The Hermitage" (PDF).
81. "The Wash" (PDF).
82. "Tortoiseshell Wood" (PDF).
83. "Troy Wood" (PDF).
84. "Tuetoes Hills" (PDF).
85. "Welton-Le-Wold Old Gravel Pits" (PDF).
86. "Wickenby Wood" (PDF).
87. "Willoughby Meadow" (PDF).
88. "Willoughby Wood" (PDF).
89. "Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens" (PDF).
90. "Wilsford Heath Quarry" (PDF).
91. "Winceby Rectory Pit" (PDF).
92. "Withcall And South Willingham Tunnels" (PDF).
93. "Woodhall Spa Golf Course" (PDF).
94. "Woodnook Valley" (PDF).

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