Duddon Estuary

Duddon Estuary

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
938
Area:
6,806.0 ha
Designation date:
16-03-1998
Coordinates:
54°11'09"N 03°15'24"W

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Duddon Estuary. 16/03/98; England; 6,806 ha; 54°11'N 003°15'W. Special Area for Conservation, SSSI. The site includes marine and coastal wetlands with intertidal sand, mudflats, and saltmarsh. It supports more than 20,000 waterfowl including Caldiris canutus (1% of the population) and Anas acuta (2.1% of the population), and the rare natterjack toad Bufo Calamita. The site is used for nature conservation, tourism, recreation, fishing, grazing, and hunting. Ramsar site no. 938. Most recent RIS information: 1999.
Administrative region: England
National legal designation:
  • nnr
  • sssi
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-1999
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)