Derwent Ings is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) divided between North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1] Derwent Ings is of international significance and has been designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention[2] and as a Special Protection Area under the terms of the European Community Directive. Part of the site is owned by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust[3] and is managed in conjunction with English Nature. It lies adjacent to the River Derwent between Sutton upon Derwent and Menthorpe. The site, which was designated a SSSI in 1975, consists of a series of neutral alluvial flood meadows, fen and swamp communities and freshwater habitats. It is one of the most important examples of agriculturally unimproved species-rich alluvial flood meadow habitat remaining in the UK.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
Location | East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire |
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Grid reference | SE 703347 |
Coordinates | 53°54′40″N 0°55′50″W / 53.911236°N 0.930547°W |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 1,636.91 acres (6.6243 km2; 2.55767 sq mi) |
Notification | 1975 |
Natural England website |
In winter the Ings support internationally important concentrations of waterfowl, in excess of 20,000 individuals, together with nationally important numbers of Bewick's swan, teal, wigeon, mallard, pochard, golden plover and ruff.