Burry Inlet

Burry Inlet

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
562
Area:
6,672.0 ha
Designation date:
14-07-1992
Coordinates:
51°39'N 04°11'38"W

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Burry Inlet. 14/07/92; Wales; 6,672 ha; 51°39'N 004°11'W. Special Protection Area EC Directive; Nature Reserve, SSSI, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Heritage Coast. An estuarine complex with extensive areas of intertidal sand and mudflats. The site includes the largest continuous area of saltmarsh in Wales and major dune systems at the estuary mouth. Nationally and internationally important numbers of several species of wintering waterbirds are supported, with numbers reaching 42,563 individuals. Ramsar site no. 562. Most recent RIS information: 2005.
Administrative region: Wales
National legal designation:
  • aonb
  • nnr
  • sssi
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-2005
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)