Benfleet & Southend Marshes

Benfleet & Southend Marshes

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
648
Area:
2,251.0 ha
Designation date:
14-02-1994
Coordinates:
51°31'33"N 00°40'57"E

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Benfleet & Southend Marshes. 14/02/94; England; 2,251 ha; 51°32'N 000°41'E. National Nature Reserve, Special Protection Area, SSSI. The site comprises an extensive series of saltmarshes, mudflats, and grassland supporting a diverse flora and fauna. Internationally important numbers of several species of wintering waterbirds occur at the site. Human activities include tourism, recreation, research, fishing, shellfish and bait collection, livestock grazing, and hunting. Ramsar site no. 648. Most recent RIS information: 1999.
Administrative region: England
National legal designation:
  • country park
  • esa
  • nnr
  • sssi
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-1999
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)