Stour & Orwell Estuaries

Stour & Orwell Estuaries

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
662
Area:
3,324.0 ha
Designation date:
13-07-1994
Coordinates:
51°58'03"N 01°11'08"E

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Stour and Orwell Estuaries. 13/07/94; England; 3,324 ha; 51°57'N 001°09'E. Special Protection Area, SSSI. An estuary comprising extensive mudflats, low cliffs, saltmarsh, and areas of vegetated shingle on the lower river reaches. The site supports internationally and nationally important numbers of numerous species of wintering wildfowl and waders. Several nationally scarce plants and invertebrates occur. Human activities include tourism, bait collection, livestock grazing, and hunting. Ramsar site no. 662. Most recent RIS information: 2007.
Administrative region: England
National legal designation:
  • aonb
  • assi
  • sssi
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-2007
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)