List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nithsdale
The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Nithsdale Area of Search. Nithsdale is a sub-area of Dumfriesshire County within the Dumfries and Galloway unitary council area of Scotland. These SSSIs can be found by searching within the SiteLink website maintained by NatureScot/NàdarAlba.[1] For other areas, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
- Back Wood[2]
- Black Loch[3]
- Carron Water and Hapland Burn[4]
- Chanlockfoot[5]
- Coshogle Wood[6]
- Kirkconnell Flow[7]
- Lag Meadow[8]
- Lagrae Burn[9]
- Leadhills-Wanlockhead[10][a]
- Locharbriggs Quarry[11][b]
- Longbridge Muir[12]
- Mennock Water[13]
- North Lowther Uplands[14]
- Polhote and Polneul Burns[15]
- Shiel Dod[16]
- Stenhouse Wood[17]
- Tynron Juniper Wood[18]
- Upper Solway Flats and Marshes[19][c]
Notes
- ↑ Leadhills-Wanlockhead SSSI is near the villages of Leadhills and Wanlockhead but they are not part of it.
- ↑ Locharbriggs Quarry SSSI encloses only part of the quarry workings near the town of Locharbriggs.
- ↑ The Solway Flats and Marshes SSSI forms part of the boundary of the Solway Firth between England and Scotland, on the Scottish side.
References
- ↑ "SiteLink - Home". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "Back Wood SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Black Loch SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ "Carron Water and Hapland Burn SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Chanlockfoot SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "Coshogle Wood SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kirkconnell Flow SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Lag Meadow SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Lagrae Burn SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "Leadhills - Wanlockhead SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "Locharbriggs Quarry SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "Longbridge Muir SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Mennock Water SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàadarAlba. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "North Lowther Uplands SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "Polhote and Polneul Burns SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "Shiel Dod SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "Stenhouse Wood SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "Tynron Juniper Wood SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "Upper Solway Flats and Marshes SSSI". SiteLink. NatureScot - NàdarAlba. Retrieved 9 March 2026.