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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 [ edit ]
Name[ 1]
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 SSSI
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
Cumbria
68.06
16 March 1998
Esthwaite Water
Cumbria
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
Lincolnshire
4.14
5 March 1993
Hamford Water
Essex
21.87
8 June 1993
Holburn Lake and Moss
Northumberland
0.28
17 July 1985
Humber Estuary
Lincolnshire , Yorkshire
379.88
28 July 1994
Irthinghead Mires
Cumbria , Northumberland
7.92
17 July 1985
Isles of Scilly
40.2
13 August 2001
Lea Valley
Greater London , Hertfordshire
44.8
9 October 2000
Leighton Moss
Lancashire
1.29
28 November 1985
Lindisfarne
Northumberland
36.79
5 January 1976
Lower Derwent Valley
Yorkshire
9.15
17 July 1985
Malham Tarn
North Yorkshire
2.86
28 October 1993
Martin Mere
Lancashire
1.2
28 November 1985
Medway Estuary and Marshes
Kent
46.97
15 December 1993
Mersey Estuary
Cheshire , Merseyside , Lancashire
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
Cumbria , Lancashire
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
Norfolk , Suffolk
1.27
15 February 1991
Ribble and Alt Estuaries
Lancashire
134.64
28 November 1985
Rostherne Mere
Cheshire
0.8
24 July 1981
Roydon Common
Norfolk
1.94
5 March 1993
Rutland Water
Rutland
13.6
4 October 1991
Severn Estuary
Gloucestershire , Monmouthshire , Somerset
247.01
5 January 1976
Solent and Southampton Water
Hampshire
54.15
1 October 1998
Somerset Levels and Moors
Somerset
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
Northamptonshire
2.65
7 April 2011
Upper Solway Flats and Marshes
Surrey
2.65
1 October 1986
Walmore Common
Gloucestershire
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