This list of Ramsar sites in England includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. England currently has 71 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance".[1][2] For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
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List of Ramsar Sites
| Name[1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description | Image |
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| Abberton Reservoir | Essex 51°49′N 0°52′E / 51.817°N 0.867°E |
7.26 | 24 July 1981 | An artificial body of water with populations of golden plover, gadwall, shoveller, teal and cormorants. | 
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| Alde–Ore Estuary | Suffolk 52°5′N 1°33′E / 52.083°N 1.550°E |
25.47 | 4 October 1996 | ||
| Arun Valley | West Sussex | 52.9 | 16 December 1999 | 
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| Avon Valley | Hampshire | 13.85 | 2 February 1998 | 
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| Benfleet and Southend Marshes | Essex | 22.51 | 14 February 1994 | ||
| Blackwater Estuary | Essex | 43.95 | 11 March 1992 | ||
| Breydon Water | Norfolk | 12.03 | 29 March 1996 | 
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| Broadland | Norfolk | 46.23 | 6 January 1976 | 
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| Chesil Beach and The Fleet | Dorset | 7.48 | 17 July 1985 | 
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| Chichester and Langstone Harbours | Hampshire | 58.1 | 28 October 1987 | 
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| Chippenham Fen | Cambridgeshire | 1.12 | 11 March 1992 | ||
| Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2) |
Essex Coast | 27.01 | 28 July 1994 | ||
| Crouch and Roach Estuaries (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 3) |
Essex Coast | 17.36 | 24 March 1995 | ||
| Deben Estuary SSSI | Suffolk | 9.79 | 11 March 1996 | ||
| The Dee Estuary | Cheshire, Flintshire | 131.31 | 17 July 1985 | 
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| Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1) |
Essex Coast | 31.27 | 24 March 1994 | 
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| Dersingham Bog | Norfolk | 1.58 | 12 September 1995 | ||
| Dorset Heathlands | Dorset | 67.3 | 1 October 1998 | ||
| Duddon Estuary | 68.06 | 16 March 1998 | 
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| Esthwaite Water | 1.37 | 7 November 1991 | 
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| Exe Estuary | Devon | 23.46 | 11 March 1992 | 
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| Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5) |
Essex Coast | 109.33 | 4 October 1996 | ||
| Gibraltar Point | 4.14 | 5 March 1993 | 
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| Hamford Water | 21.87 | 8 June 1993 | |||
| Holburn Lake and Moss | 0.28 | 17 July 1985 | |||
| Humber Estuary | Lincolnshire, Yorkshire | 379.88 | 28 July 1994 | 
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| Irthinghead Mires | 7.92 | 17 July 1985 | |||
| Isles of Scilly | 40.2 | 13 August 2001 | 
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| Lea Valley | 44.8 | 9 October 2000 | 
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| Leighton Moss | 1.29 | 28 November 1985 | 
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| Lindisfarne | Northumberland | 36.79 | 5 January 1976 | ||
| Lower Derwent Valley | 9.15 | 17 July 1985 | 
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| Malham Tarn | 2.86 | 28 October 1993 | 
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| Martin Mere | 1.2 | 28 November 1985 | 
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| Medway Estuary and Marshes | Kent | 46.97 | 15 December 1993 | 
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| Mersey Estuary | 50.33 | 20 December 1995 | |||
| Midland Meres and Mosses (Phase 1) | 5.11 | 9 May 1994 | |||
| Midland Meres and Mosses (Phase 2) | 15.88 | 2 February 1997 | |||
| Minsmere-Walberswick | Suffolk | 20.19 | 5 January 1976 | 
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| Morecambe Bay | 374.05 | 4 October 1996 | 
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| Nene Washes | Cambridgeshire | 15.17 | 5 March 1993 | 
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| The New Forest | Hampshire | 16.12 | 22 September 1993 | 
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| North Norfolk Coast | Norfolk | 78.87 | 5 January 1976 | 
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| Northumbria Coast | Northumberland | 11.08 | 2 February 2000 | ||
| Ouse Washes | Cambridgeshire, Norfolk | 24.69 | 5 January 1976 | 
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| Pagham Harbour | Hampshire | 6.37 | 30 March 1988 | 
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| Pevensey Levels | East Sussex | 35.78 | 2 February 1999 | 
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| Poole Harbour | Dorset | 24.39 | 22 July 1999 | 
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| Portsmouth Harbour | Hampshire | 12.49 | 28 February 1995 | 
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| Redgrave and South Lopham Fens | 1.27 | 15 February 1991 | 
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| Ribble and Alt Estuaries | Lancashire | 134.64 | 28 November 1985 | 
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| Rostherne Mere | 0.8 | 24 July 1981 | 
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| Roydon Common | 1.94 | 5 March 1993 | |||
| Rutland Water | 13.6 | 4 October 1991 | 
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| Severn Estuary | 247.01 | 5 January 1976 | 
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| Solent and Southampton Water | 54.15 | 1 October 1998 | 
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| Somerset Levels and Moors | 63.88 | 26 June 1997 | 
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| South West London Waterbodies | 82.8 | 9 October 2000 | |||
| Stodmarsh | Kent | 4.81 | 16 December 1993 | ||
| Stour and Orwell Estuaries | Suffolk | 33.24 | 13 July 1994 | ||
| The Swale | Kent | 65.15 | 17 July 1985 | 
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| Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast | Cleveland | 12.47 | 15 August 1995 | ||
| Thames Estuary and Marshes | Essex, Kent | 55.89 | 5 May 2000 | ||
| Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay | Kent | 21.69 | 28 July 1994 | ||
| Thursley and Ockley Bog | Surrey | 2.65 | 14 February 1994 | ||
| Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits | 2.65 | 7 April 2011 | |||
| Upper Solway Flats and Marshes | Surrey | 2.65 | 1 October 1986 | ||
| Walmore Common | 0.53 | 5 December 1991 | 
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| The Wash | Norfolk, Lincolnshire | 622.12 | 30 March 1988 | 
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| Wicken Fen | Cambridgeshire | 2.54 | 12 September 1995 | 
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| Woodwalton Fen | Cambridgeshire | 2.08 | 12 September 1995 | 
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "The Annotated Ramsar List: United Kingdom". Ramsar.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
This page was last edited on 2 April 2024, at 22:45