Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire |
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Grid reference | SO560155 |
Coordinates | 51°49′34″N 2°39′00″W / 51.8261°N 2.6501°W |
Interest | Biological/Geological |
Area | 245.1 hectares (2.45 km2; 0.946 sq mi) |
Notification | 1969 |
Natural England website |
Upper Wye Gorge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), noted for its biological and geological characteristics, around Symonds Yat in the Wye Valley on the Wales–England border.[1][2] The site is listed in the "Forest of Dean Local Plan Review" as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[3]