Template:Infobox Site of Special Scientific Interest

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Usage

Parameter	Optional?	Description/Notes
name	required	Official name of SSSI
aos	required	Area of Search (Do not wikilink)
displaymap	optional	The name of a {{location map}}. if left blank, the value specified by aos is used.
map_caption	optional	Alternative caption for map if default not suitable
coordinates	optional	For latitude and longitude coordinates. Use {{coord}}.
image	optional	use file name without File: prefix or square brackets. See Caveat below.
image_caption	optional	Description of picture (if required)
image_size	optional	width of picture
gridref	optional	Use {{gbmappingsmall}}
interest	optional	Either Biological or Geological or Biological/Geological
area	optional	Use {{convert}}. For choice of units, see WP:UNITS
notifydate	optional	This is the date of first notification; use the 1949 Act date if available. Do not use {{Start date}} for sites that existed prior to the notification.
enref	optional	Natural England reference 7-digit ID used on Natural England website; provides link to website.
footnotes	optional	Additional footnotes or references
map	optional	Full link to Natural England site

CAVEAT: If planning to obtain a photograph, be aware that an SSSI is a legally protected site and many sites are on private land. It is a criminal offence to damage or disturb any flora, fauna or geological feature in the area without a licence to do so.

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Template for a location map

{{Infobox SSSI
|name=
|image=
|image_caption=
|image_size=
|aos=
|interest=
|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|OSGRIDREF}}
|coordinates={{coord|LAT|N|LON|W|region:GB_scale:25000|display=inline,title}} (change "W" to "E" if appropriate)
|displaymap=
|area={{convert|NNNN|ha|km2 sqmi|sigfig=4}}
|notifydate=
|enref=
}}

Example

Ebbor Gorge

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Somerset
Grid reference	ST525485
Coordinates
Interest	Biological
Area	156.8 acres (0.6345 km2; 0.2450 sq mi)
Notification	1952
Natural England website

{{Infobox SSSI
|image=EbborGorge.jpg
|name=Ebbor Gorge
|image_size=220
|aos=Somerset
|interest=Biological
|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|ST525485}}
|coordinates={{coord|51.234|-2.682|region:GB_scale:25000|display=inline}}
|area={{convert|156.8|acre|km2 sqmi|sigfig=4}}
|notifydate=1952
|enref=1004346
}}

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• category
• county-name
• extended-address
• fn
• label
• locality
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• uid
• url
• vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

• geo
• latitude
• longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox Site of Special Scientific Interest with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• {{Sssi link}}

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