Duddon Estuary

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Duddon Estuary

  • Country: 
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Site number: 
    938
  • Area: 
    6,806 ha
  • Designation date: 
    16-03-1998
  • Coordinates: 
    54°11'N 03°15'W
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Overview

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

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