{{Short description|UK Site of Special Scientific Interest}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Dimminsdale Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 331468.jpg |image_caption = |name= Dimminsdale |aos= Derbyshire<br />Leicestershire |interest=Biological<br />Geological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 377 218 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= 37.0 hectares<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1986<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271005587%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Dimminsdale''' is a 37 hectare geological and biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] partly in [[Derbyshire]] and partly in [[Leicestershire]]. It is located east of [[Calke]] in Derbyshire.<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005587&SiteName=dimm&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Dimminsdale | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 11 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271005587%27|title=Map of Dimminsdale|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 11 November 2017}}</ref> It is a [[Geological Conservation Review]] site,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1630 |title= Earl Ferrers` Lead Mine (Mineralogy of Peak District, Leicestershire, Cheshire & Shropshire) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|access-date= 11 November 2017}}</ref> and an area of 23.5 hectares is owned by [[Severn Trent Water]] and managed by the [[Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust]].<ref name=LRWT>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/dimminsdale/ |title= Dimminsdale |publisher= Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust |access-date= 11 November 2017}}</ref>
Dimminsdale has semi-natural woodland and one of the largest areas of unimproved acidic grassland in the county. Earl Ferrers' lead mine, which is located on the site, has a unique and complex mixture of minerals such as [[galena]] and [[zinc blende]]; their genesis is little understood and they provide great potential for research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1005587.pdf|title=Dimminsdale citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=11 November 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062231/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1005587.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
There is public access to footpaths on the nature reserve part of the site.
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Dimminsdale}} {{coord| 52.79| -1.443 |type:landmark_region:GB-BNE|display=title}} {{SSSIs Leicestershire }} {{Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust }}
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