Sites More Than 4000 Hectares in Size
| Site name | Area of Search | Reason for designation | Area | Grid reference | Year in which notified | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological interest | Geological interest | Hectares | Acres | |||||
| South Dartmoor | Devon | Y | Y | 9,668.2 | 23,890.6 | SX630690 | 1952 | |
| Hexhamshire Moors | County Durham / Northumberland | Y | 9,433.9 | 23,311.7 | NY870530 | 1998 | ||
| Kielderhead and Emblehope Moors | Northumberland | Y | 8,254.4 | 20,397.1 | NT700000 | 1971 | ||
| Eastern Peak District Moors | South Yorkshire / ? | Y | Y | 8,094.4 | 20,001.7 | SK270770 | 1955 | |
| Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells | County Durham | Y | 7,949.2 | 19,642.9 | NZ005300 | 1996 | ||
| North Norfolk Coast | Norfolk | Y | Y | 7,700.0 | 19,027.1 | TG020440 | 1954 | |
| Mersey Estuary | Cheshire / Merseyside | Y | 6,702.1 | 16,561.2 | SJ440800 | 1951 | ||
| The Swale | Kent | Y | Y | 6,568.4 | 16,230.9 | TR000670 | 1968 | |
| Blackwater Estuary | Essex | Y | Y | 5,738.0 | 14,178.9 | TL940070 | 1955 | |
| South Thames Estuary and Marshes | Kent | Y | 5,449.1 | 13,465.0 | TQ770785 | 1951 | ||
| Bodmin Moor, North | Cornwall | Y | 4,957.0 | 12,249.0 | SX160810 | 1951 | ||
| Kielder Mires | Cumbria / Northumberland | Y | 4,818.0 | 11,905.5 | NY670800 | 1995 | ||
| Bowes Moor | County Durham | Y | 4,457.7 | 11,015.2 | NY923104 | 1989 | ||
| Poole Harbour | Dorset | Y | 4,049.0 | 10,005.3 | SZ000890 | 1964 | ||
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