Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) represent the country's very best wildlife and geological sites. There are over 4,000 SSSIs in England, covering around 7% of the country's land area.
SSSIs contain some of our most spectacular and beautiful habitats supporting rare plants and animals that now find it difficult to survive in the wider countryside. Protecting and managing SSSIs is a shared responsibility. Natural England works with owners and land managers like ourselves to conserve these important sites.
The County Council does not own any SSSI in its entirety, but does own parts of the following seven
- Devil's Dyke
- Cherry Hinton Pit
- Thriplow Peat Holes
- Upware South Pit
- Whittlesford-Thriplow Hummocky Fields
- Cam Washes
- Grafham Water.