Forestry Conservation (Hansard, 10 June 1993)

§ Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 25 May 1993]: The following list names those sites of special scientific interest which are wholly or partly on Forestry Commission land, grouped under each of the commission's forest districts. I am not aware of any areas of Forestry Commission land which are potentially sites of special scientific interest but which have still to be designated.

ENGLAND

Chilterns Forest District

Dancers End
Hodgemoor
Homefield
Maulden Heath
Maulden Wood and Pennyfathers Hills
Potton Wood
Shabbington
Waterperry

Cornwall and North Devon Forest District

Deptford Farm Pastures
Goonhilly
Marsland to Clovelly Coast
Whiteleigh Meadows

Dorset Forest District

Avon Valley
Blackdown
Ebblake Bog
Holt and West Moors Heaths
Hurn Common
Hyde Heath
Lulworth Park and Lake
Moors River
Morden Bog
Oakers Bog
Poole Harbour
Rempstone Heath
Town Common
Turners Puddle Heath
Wareham Forest Sites

Forest of Dean Forest District

Dingle Woods
Dymock Woods
Edgehills Quarry
Haugh Wood
Meezy Hurst
Nagshead
Oakenhill Railway Cutting
Shorn Cliffe Caswell Wood
Soudley Ponds
Speech House Oaks
Upper Wye Gorge

Kidder Forest District

Birky Cleugh
Butterburn Flow
Cauldbeck Flow
Christianbury Crags
Coom Rigg Moss
Falstone Moss
Felecia Moss
Gowany Knowe Moss
Grain Heads Moss
Haining Head Moss
Hobbs Flow
Hummel Knowe Moss
Irthing Gorge
Kershope Bridge
Kielder Head and Emblehope Moors
Kingwater
Roman Walls Lough
The Lakes

Lakes Forest District

Bowness Knott
Buttermere Fells
Claife Tarns and Mires
Eden Gorge
Ennerdale Water
Dodgson Wood
Hutton Roof Crags
Miterdale Head
Pillar and Ennerdale Fells
Scout and Cunswick Scars
Skiddaw Group
Whitbarrow

Marches Forest District

Elton Lane Cutting
Granhams Moor Quarry
Long Mynd
Mortimer Forest
Shrawley Woods
Stiperstones and Hollies
Wyre Forest

Midlands Forest District

Abbots Moss
Black Lake, Delamere
Burntwood
Cannock Chase
Dimmingsdale
Forest Banks
Pettypool Brook Valley

New Forest District

New Forest

Northants Forest District

Bedford Purlieus
Bucknall Wood Meadows
Castor Hanglands
Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood
Eye Brook Valley Woods
Launde Big Wood
Owston Woods
Salcey Forest
Stoke and Bowd Lane Woods
Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows
Yardley Chase
Wakerley Spinney

North York Moors Forest District

Allerthorpe Common
Beck Hole
Botton Head
Castle Hill Wood
Cockrah Wood
Ellerburn Bank
Ellers Wood and Sand Dale
Frog Wood Bog
Gormire
Low Reclford Meadows
May Moss
Newtondale
Ryedale Windy Pits
Scar End Wood
Seive Dale Fen
Snaper Farm Meadows
Troutsdale and Rosekirkdale Fens

Rothbury Forest District

Cheviot
Gibside
Harbottle Moors
Holborn Lake and Moss
Holystone Burn Woods
Holystone North Woods
Quarryhouse Moor Ponds
Simonside Hills
Strother Hill

Sherwood and Lines Forest District

Bevercotes Park
Birklands and Bilhaugh
Dark Peak
Ginny Spring, Whitwell Wood
Goyt Valley
Great West and Cocklode Woods
Hardy Gang Wood
Hatton Wood
Mather Wood
Newball Wood
Redgate Woods and Mansey Common
Roe Wood
Scotgrove Wood
Sherwood Forest Golf Course
Shining Cliff Woods
Stainfield Woods
Wellow Park
Wharncliffe Crags
Wickenby Wood

Somerset and South Devon Forest District

Blackdown and Sampford Common
Britty Common
Bullers Hill Quarry
Culm Davy
Denham Wood
Doverhay
Haldon Forest
Laughter Quarry
Priors Park Adscombe
Quants
Ruttersleigh
Shaugh Prior Wood
Stoke Woods
Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands
Tower Wood Quarry

South Downs Forest District

Botley Wood and Everetts and Mushes Copses
Bouldner and Hampstead Cliffs
Briddlesford Copses
Butser Hill
Fairmile Bottom
Gurnard Ledge to Saltmead Ledge
Kingley Vale
Kings Quay Shore
Mottistone Down
Newtown Harbour
Parkhurst Forest
West Harting Down

Suffolk Forest District

Chalkney Wood
Hales and Shadwell Woods
Lineage Wood and Railway Track, Long Melford
Sutton and Hollesley Heaths

Thetford Forest District

Beeches Pit, West Stow
Cranberry Rough, Hockham
Cranwich Camp
East Wretham Health
High Lodge, Mildenhall
Rex Graham, Reserve
Standford Training Area
Swanton Novers Woods
Thetford Golf Course and Marsh

Weald Forest District

Darwell Wood
Lullington Health
Orlestone
St. Leonards
Stone Hill Rocks
West Blean and Thornden Woods

West Downs Forest District

Bentley Station Meadow
Bramshill
Castle Bottom
Chiddingfold Forest
Pasture Wood
Puttenham and Crooksbury Common
Sulham and Tidmarsh
Warren Heath Ponds

Wilts and Avon Forest District

Avon Gorge
Ebsbury Down
Roundway Down and Covert
Savernake Forest

WALES
Ceredigion Forest District

Coed Cwm Clettwr
Coed Mynachlog Fawr
Elenidd
Figyn Blaen Brefi
Llynoedd Ieuan
Rhos Cilcennin

Clwyd Forest District

Berwyn
Coed Bryndansi
Coed Nant y Merddyn
Coed Pandy
Cynwyd Quarry
Mynydd Hiraethog
Rhyd y Foel
Worlds End

Dolgellau Forest District

Brynllin Fawr
Foel Friog
Glasdir Copper Mine
Hermon Copper Bog
Pistyll Cain

Llandovery Forest District

Cwm Doethe
Dolaucothi
Dyffryn
Garth
Pembrey
Slebech

Llanrwst Forest District

Aberllyn/Coed Mawr
Coed Aber
Cwm Crafnant
Eidda Pastures
Fairy Glen Woods
Llyn Bodgynydd
Llyn Bychan
Llyn Cwellyn
Llyn Goddionduon
Llyn Mymbyr
Llyn Pencraig
Morfa Harlech
Newborough
Pandora Reservoir
Tyn y Mynydd

Morgannwg Forest District

Blaen Nedd and Mellte
Blaen Rhondda Cutting
Craig y Llyn
Cwmgwrelych/Nant Llyn Fach
Darren y Dimbath
Llethrid Valley
Penmoelallt
Plas y gors

Newtown Forest District

Breidden
Copu Craig
Dyfnant Oakwood
Ffridd Mathrafal
Stanner Rocks

South East Wales Forest District

Castell Coch
Coed y Darren
Craig Wood
Livox Wood
Lower Hael
Lower Linenwell
Penarth Brook
Pysgodlyn Mawr
Talybont Reservoir
Wyndcliff

SCOTLAND
Aberfoyle Forest District

Ben An and Brenachoile Woods
Ben Lomond
Blackwater Marches
Brig o'Turk Mires
Comrie Woods
Craigrostan Woods
Cuilvona and Craigmore Woods
Drumore Woods
Eden Estuary
Fairyknowe and Doon Hill
Hawcraigs-Glenarbuck
Lake of Menteith
Lime Craig Quarry
Lime Hill
Loch Lubnaig Marshes
Lochmill Loch
Morton Lochs
Pass of Leny Flushes
Rowardennan Woodlands
Tayport to Tentsmuir Coast
Torflundie Mire

Ae Forest District

Longbridge Muir
Moffat Hills

Ayrshire and Arran Forest District

Ard Bheinn
Gleann Dubh
Penwhapple Burn

Borders Forest District

Kielderhead Moors
Langholm/Newcastleton Hills
Palmers Hill Railway Cutting

Buchan Forest District

Bin Quarry
Coreen Hills
Gight Woods
Greenhill-Strathdon
Hill of Towanreef
Mortlach Moss
Morven and Mullachdubh
Moss of Cruden

Castle Douglas Forest District

Abbeyburnfoot to Balcary Point
Cairnsmore of Fleet
Clatteringshaws Dam Quarry
Ellergower Moss
Lauchengie and Airie Hills
Lea Larks
Woodhall Loch

Cowal Forest District

Craigoyle
Glen Loin
Hell's Glenn
Loch Eck

Dornoch Forest District

Bad na Gallaig
Ben Klibreck
Ben More Assynt
Cnoc an Alaskie
Kinrive
Kyle of Sutherland Marshes
Loch Meadie Peatlands
Morrich More
Oliclett
Oykel Gorge
Shielton Peatlands
Strathrory
West Halladale

Fort Augustus Forest District

Affric—Cannich Hills
Easter Ness
Glen Affric
Inverfarigaig
Loch Bran
Moniack Gorge

Inverness Forest District

Allt Mhor
Belmaduthy Dam
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Little Mill
Monadh Mor
River Feshie

Kincardine Forest District

Muir of Dinnet

Kintyre Forest District

Artilligan and Abhain Strathan Burns
Balnabraid Glen
Bellochantuy and Tangy Gorges
Inverneill
Tarbert to Skipness Coast

Lochaber Forest District

Ben Hiant and Ardnamurchan Coast
Ben Nevis
Coille Puiteachan
Garry Falls
Loch Moidart
Loch Shiel
Lon Lianachan
Mile Dorcha
Parallel Roads of Lochaber
Salen to Woodend
South Laggan Fen
Strontian River

Loch Awe Forest District

Craignure Mine
Dalavich Oakwood

Lorne Forest District

Allt Brioghleachan
Allt Malach
Ard Trilleachan
Ben More
Coladoir
Crom Allt
Glasdrum
Glen Nant
Ross of Mull Coast
S'Aird Beinn
Sound of Mull Cliffs

Lothian and Tweed Forest District

Glenkinnon Burn
Plora Wood

Moray Forest District

Culbin Sands
Cutties Hillock Quarry
Kellas Oakwood
Lower River Spey
Spey Bay
Teindland

Newton Stewart Forest District

Blood Moss
Cairnbaber
Dowalton Loch
Glentrool Oakwoods
Merrick Kells
Mochrum Lochs
Talnotry Mine
Torrs Warren

Tay Forest District

Blackwood of Rannoch
Forest of Alyth Mires
Kinnoull Hill
Logierait Mires
Meall Reamhar
Red Craig
Schiehallion

Wester Ross Forest District

Alit Geod a'Hama
Ard Hill
Bealach Udal
Glen Valtos
Loch Maree Islands
Loch na Dal
Loch nan Eilean
South West Strath
Trotternish Ridge