Foulness

Foulness

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
861
Area:
10,933.0 ha
Designation date:
04-10-1996
Coordinates:
51°34'29"N 00°55'05"E

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Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5). 04/10/96; England; 10,933 ha; 51°34'N 000°55'E. Special Protection Area, SSSI. Part of an open coast estuarine system comprising grazing marsh, saltmarsh, intertidal mud and sandflats. The site supports nationally rare plants, as well as nationally and internationally important populations of various species of breeding, migratory and wintering waterbirds. Human activities include commercial fishing, agriculture, some livestock grazing, and military activities. Ramsar site no. 861. Most recent RIS information: 1999.
Administrative region: England
National legal designation:
  • esa
  • sssi
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-1999
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)