The following is a list of British conservation sites listed in Derek Ratcliffe's 1979 book A Nature Conservation Review'', the two-volume work which set out to identify the most important places for nature conservation in Great Britain.
The following headings, subheadings, site codes and site names are the same as those used in the original work.
Coastlands
Southeast England
Site code Site name County Subsites C.1 Cuckmere Haven - Beachy Head Sussex C.2 Folkestone Warren Kent C.3 Dungeness Kent C.4 Sandwich / Pegwell Bay Kent C.5 Chichester / Langstone Harbours Sussex, Hampshire (a) Chichester Harbour (b) Langstone Harbour C.6 The Swales (Isle of Sheppey) Kent C.7 Burntwick Island / Chetney Marshes (Medway Marshes) Kent C.8 High Halstow / Cliffe Marshes Kent C.9 Allhallows Marshes / Yantlet Creek Kent
South England
Site code Site name County Subsites C.10 Needles - St Catherine's Point Isle of Wight, Hampshire C.11 North Solent Marshes Hampshire C.12 Newtown Harbour Isle of Wight, Hampshire
East Anglia
Site code Site name County Subsites C.13 Foulness and Maplin Sands Essex C.14 Blackwater Flats and Marshes Essex (a) Dengie Peninsula (b) Blackwater Estuary (c) Colne Estuary C.15 Hamford Water Essex C.16 Stour Estuary Essex C.17 Orfordness / Havergate Island Suffolk C.18 Winterton Dunes Norfolk C.19 North Norfolk Coast Norfolk (a) Holme - Brancaster (b) Scolt Head Island (c) Overy - Holkham (d) Wells - Morston (e) Blakeney Point (f) Cley - Salthouse C.20 The Wash Flats and Marshes Norfolk - Lincolnshire (a) Gibraltar Point - Wrangle (b) Wrangle - Welland (c) Welland - Nene (d) Nene - Ouse (e) Ouse - Hunstanton C.21 Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe Dunes Lincolnshire C.22 Leigh Marsh Essex
South-west England C.23 Poole Harbour, Dorset C.24 Durlston Head – Ringstead Bay, Dorset C.25 Chesil Beach / The Fleet, Dorset C.26 Axmouth – Lyme Regis Undercliffs, Devon C.27 The Lizard, Cornwall C.28 Isles of Scilly C.29 Cape Cornwall – Clodgy Point, Cornwall C.30 Godrevy Point – St. Agnes, Cornwall C.31 Boscastle to Widemouth, Cornwall C.32 Steeple Point – Blackchurch Rock, Cornwall – Devon C.33 Braunton Burrows, Devon C.34 Bridgwater Bay, Somerset C.35 New Grounds, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire C.36 Exe Estuary, Devon C.37 Lynher Estuary and St. John's Lake, Cornwall C.38 Fal-Ruan Estuary, Cornwall C.39 Porthgwarra – Pordenack Point, Cornwall C.40 Severn Estuary: Aber Hafren, Somerset – Gloucestershire – Monmouthshire
South Wales
C.41 South Gower Coast (a) Worms Head - Porteynon Point (b) Oxwich Point - Crawley Cliff (c) Pwll-du Head - Bishopston Valley C.42 Burry Inlet, Glamorgan C.43 Stackpole Head - Castlemartin Cliffs: Stacpol - Clogwyni Castell Martyn, Pembrokeshire C.44 Strumble Head: Pen Caer-Llechdafad, Pembrokeshire C.45 Ynysoedd Preseli, Pembrokeshire (a) Skokholm (b) Skomer (c) Grassholm (d) Ramsey: Ynys Dewi C.46 Dyfi, Cardiganshire - Merioneth - Montgomeryshire C.47 Kenfig Dunes: Tywyn Cynffig, Glamorgan C.48 Tywyn Gwendraeth: Towyn Burrows, Carmarthenshire C.49 St David's Head: Penmaendewi, Pembrokeshire
North Wales
C.50 Glannau Harlech, Merioneth (a) Morfa Harlech and Traeth Bach (b) Morfa Dyffryn C.51 Newborough Warren - Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey C.52 Glannau Ynys Gybi: Holy Island Coast, Anglesey C.53 Ynys Enlli & Glannau Aberdaron: Bardsey Island and Aberdaron Coast, Caernarvonshire C.54 Tywyn Aberffraw, Anglesey
Midlands
C.55 Dee Estuary: Aber Dyfrdwy, Cheshire - Flintshire C.56 Mersey Estuary, Cheshire - Lancashire
North England
C.57 Ainsdale Dunes, Lancashire C.58 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire C.59 Morecambe Bay (including Wyre-Lune), Lancashire C.60 Walney and Sandscale Dunes, Lancashire C.61 Upper Solway Flats and Marshes, Cumberland, Dunfries-shire, Kirdcudbrightshire (a) Sarkfoot - Bowness shore, Sarkfoot - Dornock shore (b) Grune Point - Bowness shore, Powfoot - Dornock shore (c) Lochar - Nith shore C.62 Humber Flats and Marshes, Yorkshire - Lincolnshire (a) Upper Humber Flats (Hull - Trent mouth) (b) Lower Humber Flats (Hull - Spurn) C.63 Bempton / Speeton Cliffs, Yorkshire C.64 Farne Islands, Northumberland C.65 Lindisfarne - Ross Links - Budle Bay, Northumberland C.66 Duddon Sands, Lancashire - Cumberland C.67 Drigg Point, Cumberland C.68 Beast Cliff / Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire C.69 Teesmouth Flats and Marshes, Yorkshire - Durham C.70 Hart Warren - Hawthorn Dene Coast, Durham C.71 Coquet Island, Northumberland
South Scotland
C.72 Torrs Warren, Wigtownshire C.73 Mull of Galloway - Crammag Head, Wigtownshire C.74 Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire C.75 St Abb's Head, Berwickshire C.76 Firth of Forth, Fife, Stirlingshire, Mid-, East and West Lothian C.77 Borgue Coast, Kirkcudbrightshire C.78 Wigtown Bay, Kirkcudbrightshire - Wigtownshire C.79 Bass Rock, East Lothian C.80 Forth Islands, East and Midlothian
East Scotland
C.81 Isle of May, Fife C.82 Tentsmuir Point, Fife C.83 Tay Estuary, Fife - Perthshire C.84 St Cyrus, Kincardineshire C.85 Fowlsheugh, Kincardineshire C.86 Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire C.87 Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire C.88 Macduff - Pennan Head, Aberdeenshire - Banffshire C.89 Culbin Sands, Moray - Nairn C.90 Mousa, Shetland C.91 Noss, Shetland C.92 Hermaness, Unst, Shetland C.93 Eden Estuary, Fife C.94 North Hoy, Orkney C.95 Haaf Gruney, Shetland C.96 Foula, Shetland C.97 Fair Isle, Shetland
West Scotland
C.98 South Ardnamurchan Coast, Argyll C.99 Loch Gruinart - Loch Indaal, Islay, Argyll C.100 Ross of Mull, Argyll C.101 Rhum, Inverness-shire C.102 South Uist Machair, Inverness-shire (a) Grogarry (b) Askernish Coast C.103 Balranald, North Uist, Inverness-shire C.104 Monach Isles, Inverness-shire C.105 St Kilda, Inverness-shire C.106 North Rona and Sula Sgeir, Ross C.107 Oldshore - Sandwood Coast, Sutherland C.108 Cape Wrath - Aodann Mhor, Sutherland C.109 Invernaver, Sutherland C.110 Loch Fleet, Sutherland C.111 Morrich More, Ross C.112 Cromarty Firth, Ross C.113 Rhunahaorine, Argyll C.114 Ruel Estuary, Argyll C.115 Barrafol and Ballevullin, Tiree, Argyll C.116 Ardmeanach, Mull, Argyll C.117 Mingulay and Berneray, Inverness-shire C.118 Baleshare / Kirkibost Dunes, North Uist, Inverness-shire C.119 Northton, Harris, Inverness-shire C.120 Shiant Isles, Ross C.121 Handa - Duartmore, Sutherland C.122 Flannan Isles, ROss C.123 Lower Dornoch Firth, Ross - Sutherland
Woodlands
Southeast England
W.1 Blean Woods, Kent W.2 Ham Street Woods, Kent W.3 Alkham Valley Woods, Kent W.4 Scords Wood, Kent W.5 Asholt Wood, Kent W.6 Crookhorn Wood, Kent W.7 Wouldham - Detling Escarpment, Kent W.8 Bignor Hill, Sussex W.9 Saxonbury Hill / Eridge Park, Sussex W.10 Kingley Vale, Sussex W.11 Ebernoe Common, Sussex W.12 Wakehurst and Chiddingly Woods, Sussex W.13 The Men's and The Cut and Bedham Escarpment, Sussex W.14 Fairlight, Ecclesbourne and Warren Glens, Sussex W.15 Wormley Wood - Hoddesdon Park Wood, Hertfordshire W.16 Ellendon Wood, Kent W.17 Ashburnham Park, Sussex W.18 Parham Park, Sussex W.19 Staffhurst Wood, Surrey W.20 Colyers Hanger, Surrey W.21 Glover's Wood, Surrey
South England
W.22 Bradenham Woods, Buckinghamshire W.23 Windsor Forest, Berkshire W.24 Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire W.25 Waterperry Wood, Oxfordshire W.26 New Forest, Hampshire W.27 Selborne Hanger, Hampshire W.28 Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire W.29 Aston Rowant Woods, Buckinghamshire W.30 Windsor Hill, Buckinghamshire W.31 Savernake Forest, Wiltshire W.32 Cranborne Chase, Wiltshire/Dorset
East Anglia
W.33 Hintlesham Woods, Suffolk (a) Hintlesham and Ramsey Woods (b) Wolves Wood W.34 Staverton Park, Suffolk W.35 Felshamhall & Monks Park Woods, Suffolk W.36 Cavenham - Tuddenham Woods, Suffolk W.37 Sotterley Park, Suffolk W.38 Bure Marshes, Norfolk W.39 Swanton Novers Woods, Norfolk W.40 Hayley Wood, Cambridgeshire W.41 Holme Fen, Huntingdonshire W.42 Monks Wood, Huntingdonshire W.43 Bedford Purlieus Group, Northamptonshire, and Peterborough (a) Bedford Purlieus (b) Wittering Coppice (c) Easton Hornstocks (d) Collyweston Great Wood W.44 Castor Hanglands, Peterborough W.45 (i) Bardney Forest (Lincolnshire Limewoods), Lincolnshire (a) Hatton Wood (b) Newball and Hardy Gang Woods (c) Stainfield and Scotgrove Woods (d) Potterhanworth Wood W.45 (ii) Bardney Forest (Lincolnshire Limewoods), Lincolnshire (a) Great West - Cocklode - Spring Woods (b) Stainton - Fulnetby Woods (c) Wickenby Wood W.46 Benacre Park, Suffolk W.47 Foxley Wood, Norfolk W.48 Wayland Wood, Norfolk W.49 Sexton Wood, Norfolk W.50 Felbrigg Woods, Norfolk W.51 King's and Baker's Woods, Bedfordshire W.52 Hales Wood, Essex W.53 Canfield Hart Wood, Essex W.54 Hatfield Forest, Essex W.55 Epping Forest, Essex W.56 Overhall Grove, Cambridgeshire W.57 Hardwick Wood, Cambridgeshire W.58 Kesteven Woods, Lincolnshire (a) Dole Wood (b) Dunsby Wood (c) Kirton Wood (d) Sapperton - Pickworth Woods
South-west England
W.59 Melbury Park, Dorset W.60 Boconnoc Park and Woods, Cornwall W.61 Fal Estuary, Cornwall W.62 Dizzard - Millook Cliffs, Cornwall W.63 Bovey Valley and Yarner Woods, Devon W.64 Holne Chase, Devon W.65 Wistman's Wood, Devon W.66 Black Tor Copse, Devon W.67 Axmouth - Lyme Regis Undercliffs, Devon W.68 Watersmeet, Devon W.69 Holnicote and Horner Water, Somerset W.70 Avon Gorge (Leigh Woods), Gloucestershire, Somerset W.71 Mendip Woodlands, Somerset (a) Rodney Stoke (b) Asham Wood (c) Ebbor Gorge W.72 Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods, Gloucestershire W.73 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (a) Nagshead Inclosure (b) Dingle Wood (c) Speech House W.74 Collinpark Wood, Gloucestershire W.75 Hudnalls, Gloucestershire W.76 Merthen Wood, Cornwall W.77 Nance Wood, Cornwall W.78 Draynes Wood, Cornwall W.79 Piles Copse, Devon W.80 Dendles Wood, Devon W.81 Woody Bay, Devon W.82 Heddon Valley Woods, Devon W.83 Hobby Woods, Devon W.84 Holford and Hodder's Combes, Somerset W.85 Ashen Copse, Somerset W.86 Great Breach and Copley Woods, Somerset W.87 Weston Big Wood, Somerset
South Wales
W.88 Cwm Clydach, Brecknock W.89 Penmoelallt, Brecknock W.90 Coed Rheidol, Cardiganshire W.91 Cothi Tywi, Carmarthenshire W.92 Coed y Cerrig, Monmouthshire W.93 Salisbury Wood: Coed Salsbri, Monmouthshire W.94 Blackcliff - Wyndcliff - Pierce Woods: Clogwyn Du - Clogwyn Gwyn - Coed Pyrs, Monmouthshire W.95 Wye Gorge: Hafan Gwy, Monmouthshire - Gloucestershire - Herefordshire W.96 Nant Irfon, Brecknock W.97 Carn Gafallt, Brecknock W.98 Blaenau Nedd & Mellte, Brecknock W.99 Darren Fach, Brecknock W.100 Glannau, Radnor W.101 Coed Aber Edw, Radnor W.102 Coombe Woods: Coed y Cwm, Monmouthshire
North Wales W.103 Coedydd Dyffryn Conwy, Caernarvonshire (a) Coed Dolgarrog (b) Coed Gorswen (c) Ceunant Dulyn W.104 Coedydd Aber, Caernarvonshire W.105 Coed Termadog, Caernarvonshire W.106 Coed Dinorwig, Caernarvonshire W.107 Coedydd Dyffryn Maentwrog, Merioneth (a) Coed Camlyn — Ceunant Llennyrch (b) Coedydd Maentwrog - Coed Cymerau (c) Coed y Rhygen (d) Ceunant Cynfal (e) Ceunant Llechrwd, Gellilydan W.108 Coed Ganllwyd, Merioneth W.109 Coed Crafnant, Merioneth W.110 Bryn Maelgwyn & Gloddaeth, Caernarvonshire W.111 Hafod Garegog, Caernarvonshire W.112 Coed Maes Yr Helmau: Torrent Walk, Merioneth W.113 Coed Llety Walter, Merioneth W.114 Coed Llechwedd, Merioneth
Midlands W.115 Derbyshire Dales Woodlands, Derbyshire / Staffordshire (a) Lathkill Dale (b) Cressbrook Dale (c) Dove Dale Ashwood W.116 Halesend Wood, Herefordshire W.117 Moccas Park, Herefordshire W.118 Hill Hole Dingle, Herefordshire W.119 Tick Wood, Shropshire W.120 Long Itchington and Upton Woods, Warwickshire W.121 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, Shropshire W.122 Cannock Chase, Staffordshire W.123 Hamps and Manifold Valleys, Staffordshire W.124 Brampton Bryan Park, Herefordshire W.125 Downton Gorge, Herefordshire W.126 Bushy Hazels and Cwmma Moors, Herefordshire