Kirk Deighton SSSI information

Kirk Deighton SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
	Kirk Deighton SSSI, winter 2020
	Location within North Yorkshire
Location	North Yorkshire
Grid reference	SE396501
Coordinates	53°56′44″N 1°23′53″W / 53.9455°N 1.3981°W
Interest	Biological
Area	4.1081 hectares (0.04108 km2; 0.01586 sq mi)
Notification	16 August 2000
Location map	Defra Magicmap

Kirk Deighton SSSI is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Alton's Field, Kirk Deighton, North Yorkshire, England. This site has been recognised as having one of the largest known breeding populations of great crested newts in the United Kingdom.^[1] It is a Special Area of Conservation, and is listed for protection under a number of directives. This ordinary-looking grassland field, with a couple of ponds in it, is ideal habitat for the newts, which use the grassland for foraging, the ponds for breeding, and surrounding walls, hedges and woodpiles for hibernation. The site is not accessible to the public, and it is not permissible to survey the ponds without a licence.

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