List of Ramsar sites in England explained

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	Location	Area (km2)	Designated	Description	Image
Abberton Reservoir	Essex 51.8167°N 52°W	7.26	24 July 1981	An artificial body of water with populations of golden plover, gadwall, shoveller, teal and cormorants.
Alde - Ore Estuary	Suffolk 52.0833°N 34°W	25.47	4 October 1996
	West Sussex	52.9	16 December 1999
	Hampshire	13.85	2 February 1998
		22.51	14 February 1994
		43.95	11 March 1992
		12.03	29 March 1996
	Norfolk	46.23	6 January 1976
		7.48	17 July 1985
Chichester and Langstone Harbours	Hampshire	58.1	28 October 1987
		1.12	11 March 1992
Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2)		27.01	28 July 1994
Crouch and Roach Estuaries (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 3)		17.36	24 March 1995
		9.79	11 March 1996
		131.31	17 July 1985
Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1)		31.27	24 March 1994
	Norfolk	1.58	12 September 1995
		67.3	1 October 1998
		68.06	16 March 1998
		1.37	7 November 1991
		23.46	11 March 1992
Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5)		109.33	4 October 1996
		4.14	5 March 1993
		21.87	8 June 1993
		0.28	17 July 1985
	Lincolnshire, Yorkshire	379.88	28 July 1994
		7.92	17 July 1985
		40.2	13 August 2001
		44.8	9 October 2000
		1.29	28 November 1985
		36.79	5 January 1976
Lower Derwent Valley		9.15	17 July 1985
		2.86	28 October 1993
		1.2	28 November 1985
		46.97	15 December 1993
		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		20.19	5 January 1976
		374.05	4 October 1996
	Cambridgeshire	15.17	5 March 1993
		16.12	22 September 1993
	Norfolk	78.87	5 January 1976
	Northumberland	11.08	2 February 2000
	Cambridgeshire, Norfolk	24.69	5 January 1976
		6.37	30 March 1988
		35.78	2 February 1999
	Dorset	24.39	22 July 1999
		12.49	28 February 1995
		1.27	15 February 1991
		134.64	28 November 1985
		0.8	24 July 1981
		1.94	5 March 1993
		13.6	4 October 1991
		247.01	5 January 1976
		54.15	1 October 1998
		63.88	26 June 1997
		82.8	9 October 2000
		4.81	16 December 1993
	Suffolk	33.24	13 July 1994
	Kent	65.15	17 July 1985
Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast	Cleveland	12.47	15 August 1995
Thames Estuary and Marshes	Essex, Kent	55.89	5 May 2000
		21.69	28 July 1994
		2.65	14 February 1994
		2.65	7 April 2011
		2.65	1 October 1986
		0.53	5 December 1991
		622.12	30 March 1988
	Cambridgeshire	2.54	12 September 1995
	Cambridgeshire	2.08	12 September 1995

See also

• Ramsar Convention
• List of Ramsar sites worldwide

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ramsar List. Ramsar.org. 6 April 2013.
2. Web site: The Annotated Ramsar List: United Kingdom . Ramsar.org . 6 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130409114109/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-list-anno-uk/main/ramsar/1-31-218%5E15868_4000_0__ . 9 April 2013 .