Godrevy Head to St Agnes
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Bassett's Cove, within the SSSI
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 Location within Cornwall
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| Area of Search | Cornwall |
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| Grid reference | SW582423 |
| Coordinates | 50°14′55″N 5°19′07″W / 50.2486°N 5.3187°WCoordinates: 50°14′55″N 5°19′07″W / 50.2486°N 5.3187°W |
| Interest | Biological/Geological |
| Area | 627.4 hectares (6.3 km2; 2.4 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1951 |
| Natural England website | |
Godrevy Head to St Agnes is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in north Cornwall, England, UK, noted for both its biological and geological characteristics. A number of rare and scarce plant species can be found on the site, along with many breeding seabirds.
The 627-hectare (1,550-acre) site, notified in 1951, is situated along the north Cornwall coast of the Celtic Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. It starts at Godrevy Head (with the Godrevy Towans) in the west and continues for 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north east, through Portreath, Porthtowan and ends just past St Agnes Head, north of the village of St Agnes.
The South West Coast Path runs through the SSSI and part of the coastline is owned by the National Trust.
Large sections of this site lie within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
The SSSI is predominantly situated on Devonian sandstones and shales, with the area around St Agnes formed from Grampound grit.
The site provides a variety of different habitats, including cliffs, maritime grassland, maritime heathland, sand dunes and scrubland which are host to numerous plant species and seabird colonies. For its flora the site is also designated a Special Area of Conservation.
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