Is-Simar

Is-Simar
Simar Nature Reserve (middle) from the hill of Wardija
Location Xemxija, Malta
Coordinates 35°56′44″N 14°22′56″E / 35.94556°N 14.38222°E / 35.94556; 14.38222Coordinates: 35°56′44″N 14°22′56″E / 35.94556°N 14.38222°E / 35.94556; 14.38222
Area 5 ha (12 acres)
Official name Is-Simar
Designated 29 January 1996
Reference no. 789[1]

The Simar is a nature reserve in Pwales Valley, in Xemxija, St Paul's Bay.[2] An artificial wetland habitat was created in the 1990s by BirdLife Malta volunteers in an area of abandoned marsh-land.[3]

The Simar Nature Reserve lies within the Is-Simar Special Protection Area, which has been a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance since 1996, a protected bird sanctuary since 2006 and a Site of Community Importance since March 2008.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Is-Simar". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Dillon, Paddy (2016). Walking on Malta. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 109. ISBN 9781783622917.
  3. ↑ Simar. BirdLife Malta. Accessed September 2015.
  4. ↑ MT0000006: Is-Simar (limiti ta' San Pawl il-Bahar). Natura 2000 - Standard Data Form. Accessed September 2015.


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