| Ref No | LDGSL/39/3/2 |
| Title | Survey of SSSIs - academia |
| Date | Aug-Nov 1955 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 2 files |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Correspondence and annotated copies of the 1955 listing of prospective Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and National Nature Reserves (NNRs) for England, principally from leading geological academics whose views had been sought in August 1955 by William Archibald Macfadyen in his role as Chief Geologist to the Nature Conservancy, August-November 1955. Also includes typescript, annotated mailing list of contributors. |
| Provenance | Transferred from DEFRA, April 2018 |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | MACFADYEN | William Archibald | 1893-1985 | geologist and geoconservationist |
| Subject | Geoconservation |
| Previous reference | GEO03/02/003, GEO03/02/004 |