List of Ramsar sites in England facts for kids

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". 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°49′N 0°52′E / 51.817°N 0.867°E / 51.817; 0.867 (Abberton Reservoir)	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°5′N 1°33′E / 52.083°N 1.550°E / 52.083; 1.550 (Alde-Ore Estuary)	25.47	4 October 1996
Arun Valley	West Sussex	52.9	16 December 1999
Avon Valley	Hampshire	13.85	2 February 1998
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
Broadland	Norfolk	46.23	6 January 1976
Chesil Beach and The Fleet	Dorset	7.48	17 July 1985
Chichester and Langstone Harbours	Hampshire	58.1	28 October 1987
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	Suffolk	9.79	11 March 1996
The Dee Estuary	Cheshire, Flintshire	131.31	17 July 1985
Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1)	Essex Coast	31.27	24 March 1994
Dersingham Bog	Norfolk	1.58	12 September 1995
Dorset Heathlands	Dorset	67.3	1 October 1998
Duddon Estuary		68.06	16 March 1998
Esthwaite Water		1.37	7 November 1991
Exe Estuary	Devon	23.46	11 March 1992
Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5)	Essex Coast	109.33	4 October 1996
Gibraltar Point		4.14	5 March 1993
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
Irthinghead Mires		7.92	17 July 1985
Isles of Scilly		40.2	13 August 2001
Lea Valley		44.8	9 October 2000
Leighton Moss		1.29	28 November 1985
Lindisfarne	Northumberland	36.79	5 January 1976
Lower Derwent Valley		9.15	17 July 1985
Malham Tarn		2.86	28 October 1993
Martin Mere		1.2	28 November 1985
Medway Estuary and Marshes	Kent	46.97	15 December 1993
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
Morecambe Bay		374.05	4 October 1996
Nene Washes	Cambridgeshire	15.17	5 March 1993
The New Forest	Hampshire	16.12	22 September 1993
North Norfolk Coast	Norfolk	78.87	5 January 1976
Northumbria Coast	Northumberland	11.08	2 February 2000
Ouse Washes	Cambridgeshire, Norfolk	24.69	5 January 1976
Pagham Harbour	Hampshire	6.37	30 March 1988
Pevensey Levels	East Sussex	35.78	2 February 1999
Poole Harbour	Dorset	24.39	22 July 1999
Portsmouth Harbour	Hampshire	12.49	28 February 1995
Redgrave and South Lopham Fens		1.27	15 February 1991
Ribble and Alt Estuaries	Lancashire	134.64	28 November 1985
Rostherne Mere		0.8	24 July 1981
Roydon Common		1.94	5 March 1993
Rutland Water		13.6	4 October 1991
Severn Estuary		247.01	5 January 1976
Solent and Southampton Water		54.15	1 October 1998
Somerset Levels and Moors		63.88	26 June 1997
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
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
The Wash	Norfolk, Lincolnshire	622.12	30 March 1988
Wicken Fen	Cambridgeshire	2.54	12 September 1995
Woodwalton Fen	Cambridgeshire	2.08	12 September 1995