List of Ramsar sites in England

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.

List of Ramsar Sites

Name[1]LocationArea (km2)DesignatedDescriptionImage
Abberton ReservoirEssex
51°49′N 0°52′E / 51.817°N 0.867°E / 51.817; 0.867 (Abberton Reservoir)
7.2624 July 1981An artificial body of water with populations of golden plover, gadwall, shoveller, teal and cormorants.
AldeOre EstuarySuffolk
52°5′N 1°33′E / 52.083°N 1.550°E / 52.083; 1.550 (Alde-Ore Estuary)
25.474 October 1996
Arun ValleyWest Sussex52.916 December 1999
Avon ValleyHampshire13.852 February 1998
Benfleet and Southend MarshesEssex22.5114 February 1994
Blackwater EstuaryEssex43.9511 March 1992
Breydon WaterNorfolk12.0329 March 1996
BroadlandNorfolk46.236 January 1976
Chesil Beach and The FleetDorset7.4817 July 1985
Chichester and Langstone HarboursHampshire58.128 October 1987
Chippenham FenCambridgeshire1.1211 March 1992
Colne Estuary
(Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2)
Essex Coast27.0128 July 1994
Crouch and Roach Estuaries
(Mid-Essex Coast Phase 3)
Essex Coast17.3624 March 1995
Deben Estuary SSSISuffolk9.7911 March 1996
The Dee EstuaryCheshire, Flintshire131.3117 July 1985
Dengie
(Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1)
Essex Coast31.2724 March 1994
Dersingham BogNorfolk1.5812 September 1995
Dorset HeathlandsDorset67.31 October 1998
Duddon Estuary68.0616 March 1998
Esthwaite Water1.377 November 1991
Exe EstuaryDevon23.4611 March 1992
Foulness
(Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5)
Essex Coast109.334 October 1996
Gibraltar Point4.145 March 1993
Hamford Water21.878 June 1993
Holburn Lake and Moss0.2817 July 1985
Humber EstuaryLincolnshire, Yorkshire379.8828 July 1994
Irthinghead Mires7.9217 July 1985
Isles of Scilly40.213 August 2001
Lea Valley44.89 October 2000
Leighton Moss1.2928 November 1985
LindisfarneNorthumberland36.795 January 1976
Lower Derwent Valley9.1517 July 1985
Malham Tarn2.8628 October 1993
Martin Mere1.228 November 1985
Medway Estuary and MarshesKent46.9715 December 1993
Mersey Estuary50.3320 December 1995
Midland Meres and Mosses (Phase 1)5.119 May 1994
Midland Meres and Mosses (Phase 2)15.882 February 1997
Minsmere-WalberswickSuffolk20.195 January 1976
Morecambe Bay374.054 October 1996
Nene WashesCambridgeshire15.175 March 1993
The New ForestHampshire16.1222 September 1993
North Norfolk CoastNorfolk78.875 January 1976
Northumbria CoastNorthumberland11.082 February 2000
Ouse WashesCambridgeshire, Norfolk24.695 January 1976
Pagham HarbourHampshire6.3730 March 1988
Pevensey LevelsEast Sussex35.782 February 1999
Poole HarbourDorset24.3922 July 1999
Portsmouth HarbourHampshire12.4928 February 1995
Redgrave and South Lopham Fens1.2715 February 1991
Ribble and Alt EstuariesLancashire134.6428 November 1985
Rostherne Mere0.824 July 1981
Roydon Common1.945 March 1993
Rutland Water13.64 October 1991
Severn Estuary247.015 January 1976
Solent and Southampton Water54.151 October 1998
Somerset Levels and Moors63.8826 June 1997
South West London Waterbodies82.89 October 2000
StodmarshKent4.8116 December 1993
Stour and Orwell EstuariesSuffolk33.2413 July 1994
The SwaleKent65.1517 July 1985
Teesmouth and Cleveland CoastCleveland12.4715 August 1995
Thames Estuary and MarshesEssex, Kent55.895 May 2000
Thanet Coast and Sandwich BayKent21.6928 July 1994
Thursley and Ockley BogSurrey2.6514 February 1994
Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits2.657 April 2011
Upper Solway Flats and MarshesSurrey2.651 October 1986
Walmore Common0.535 December 1991
The WashNorfolk, Lincolnshire622.1230 March 1988
Wicken FenCambridgeshire2.5412 September 1995
Woodwalton FenCambridgeshire2.0812 September 1995

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