A list of sites on Dartmoor that have some additional protection: Either as a nature reserve or historical site (excluding buildings).
Approximately 30% of Dartmoor is designated as a SSSI.
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Area (ha)
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Units
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Photographer
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Quality
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Blackslade Mire
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SX7375
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67.6
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3
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Bovey Valley Woodlands
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SX7781
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261.5
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14
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Brent Tor
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SX4780
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6.7
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1
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Buckfastleigh Caves
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SX7466
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26.3
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5
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Buckland-in-the-Moor
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SX7273
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0.6
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2
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Burrator Quarries
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SX5497
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0.5
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2
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Cholwell Brook
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SX5181
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12.6
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1
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Dendles Wood
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SX6162
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50.4
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4
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Devon United Mine
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SX5279
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1.0
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2
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Dunnabridge Meadows
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SX6474
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2.55
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1
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East Dartmoor
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SX6981
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2088.1
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22
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Halstock Wood
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SX6093
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10.3
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1
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Haytor and Smallacombe Iron Mines
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SX7777
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2.5
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5
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Haytor Rocks and Quarries
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SX7577
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48.0
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2
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Hembury Woods
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SX7268
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123.6
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2
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Holne Woodlands
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SX7271
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1006.7
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18
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Lady's Wood and Viaduct Meadow
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SX6859
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4.9
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2
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Laughter Quarry
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SX6576
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1.0
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1
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Leusdon Common
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SX7072
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8.8
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1
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Lydford Gorge
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SX5083
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37.0
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8
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Nilfanion
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Geotagged, Quality image
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Lydford Railway Ponds
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SX5082
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1.3
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1
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Meldon Aplite Quarry
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SX5691
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20.8
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4
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Meldon Quarry
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SX5792
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75.7
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2
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Merrivale
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SX5476
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488.3
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3
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North Dartmoor
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SX5885
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13413.2
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70
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Okehampton Park Flush
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SX5893
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4.82
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1
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Piles Copse
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SX6461
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50.0
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1
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Pitt's Cleave
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SX5076
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9.7
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1
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Rushford Wood
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SX7089
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19.7
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5
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Sampford Spiney
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SX5473
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172.4
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15
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Shaugh Prior Woods
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SX5363
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89.6
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5
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South Brentor Quarry
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SX4880
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0.13
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2
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South Dartmoor
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SX6369
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9668.2
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54
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Spara Bridge
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SX8484
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0.81
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1
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Teign Valley Woods
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SX7983
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172.0
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7
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Tor Royal Bog
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SX6072
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58.0
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2
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Two Bridges Quarry
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SX6075
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0.2
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1
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Whiddon Deer Park
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SX7289
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48.0
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1
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Whitchurch Down
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SX5074
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3.4
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1
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Wistman's Wood
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SX6177
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263.9
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4
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Yarner Wood and Trendlebere Down
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SX7778
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323.73
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8
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National Nature Reserves
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Black-a-Tor Copse
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Dendles Wood
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East Dartmoor Woods and Heaths
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Lustleigh
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Wistman's Wood
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Devon Wildlife Trust reserves
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Dunsford Woods
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SX7988
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Mill Bottom
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SX7881
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Lower East Lounston
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SX7975
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Blackadon
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SX7173
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Dart Valley
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Dartmeet to New Bridge
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Lady's Wood
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SX6859
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Grimspound
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Hound Tor
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Merrivale village
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Upper Plym Valley
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1550
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