Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI
Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI is a Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall, England. It is 5.98 square kilometres in extent, stretching from grid reference SW360279 to grid reference SW513410. The site is designated both for its biological and its geological interest.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Gurnard's Head, within the SSSI | |
Location within Southwest Cornwall | |
| Location | Cornwall |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SW432385 |
| Coordinates | 50.1729°N 5.6228°W |
| Interest | Biological/Geological |
| Area | 704.81 hectares (7.048 km2; 2.721 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1972 |
| Natural England website | |
The site includes a Nature Conservation Review site and eight Geological Conservation Review sites. The whole of the site is included in the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is within the Penwith Heritage Coast. Part of the site is within the West Penwith Environmentally Sensitive Area and some of the coast is owned and managed by the National Trust. The South West Coast Path, which follows the coast of south-west England from Somerset to Dorset passes through the SSSI.