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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Answer

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 4 April 2001, Official Report, column 182W, regarding sites of special scientific interest, if he will list the locations of SSSIs in Shrewsbury and Atcham; and if he will make a statement. [158763] Mr. Robert Ainsworth: The table shows the name of all 27 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) wholly or partly within the Shrewsbury and Atcham area. It also gives the date the site was notified, its area and grid reference. SSSIs within Shrewsbury and Atcham borough council area _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Site Notification date Area (HA) Grid reference Attingham Park 22 March 2000 190.75 SJ550096 Berrington Pool 25 January 1984 4.8 SJ524072 Bomere, Shomere and Betton Pools 26 October 1983 59.8 SJ502080 Buildwas River Section 5 February 1986 1.29 SJ640045 Buildwas Sand Quarry 22 December 1992 0.14 SJ644041 Bullhill Brook 21 July 1998 0.31 SJ555015 Chermes Dingle 17 July 1986 5.46 SJ614064 Comley Quarry 26 July 1985 1.92 SO484963 Coundmoor Brook 20 August 1985 3.99 SJ558037 Earl's Hill and Habberley Valley 26 July 1985 62.62 SJ410048 Granham's Moor Quarry 28 November 1985 2.64 SJ389036 Hencott Pool 4 March 1985 11.8 SJ490160 Hope Valley 30 March 1987 4.85 SJ348013 Hughley Brook 13 November 1985 10.42 SO585996 Huglith Mine 15 March 1993 4.2 SJ404016 Lin Can Moss 16 February 1984 1.88 SJ375210 Long Mynd 23 March 1990 2,719.29 SO421924 Minsterley Meadows 28 November 2000 8.14 SJ379048 Old River Bed, Shrewsbury 18 February 1985 14.99 SJ496147 River Severn at Montford 14 December 1994 27.02 SJ422144 Sheinton Brook 5 February 1986 2.51 SJ607037 Shrawardine Pool 12 July 1983 17.89 SJ398161 The Wrekin and The Ercall 17 December 1986 287.05 SJ630084 Tick Wood and Benthall Edge 22 August 1985 144.74 SJ650029 Trewern Brook 28 November 1985 5.1 SJ305121 Wenlock Edge 17 December 1986 135.24 SO596986 Whitwell Coppice 13 November 1985 15.35 SJ619021 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

158763; 367 c276-8W

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Nature conservation Sites of special scientific interest Shrewsbury Atcham

Contains statistics

Yes

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