Template:Infobox Site of Special Scientific Interest
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| 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.
Use as a child template
The embed parameter is used when embedding this infobox into another (see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes).
{{Infobox body of water
| name =
| <!-- etc. -->
| embedded = <!-- or module= -->
{{Infobox building
| embed = Site of Special Scientific Interest
| <!-- etc. -->
}}
}}
Blank
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 = {{cvt|NNNN|ha|km2 sqmi|sigfig=2}}
| notifydate =
| enref =
}}
Example
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
  Location within Somerset | |
| Location | Somerset |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | ST525485 |
| Coordinates | 51°14′02″N 2°40′55″W / 51.2340°N 2.6820°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 156.8 acres (0.63 km2; 0.25 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|51.2340|-2.6820|region:GB_scale:25000|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{cvt|156.8|acre|km2 sqmi|sigfig=2}}
| 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
See also
- {{Sssi link}}