List of Ramsar sites in Scotland

This list includes all Ramsar sites in Scotland. Ramsar sites are internationally recognised wetland sites, protected under the terms of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, which was developed and adopted by participating nations at a meeting in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971. At the end of 2010, 160 states were contracting parties to the Convention, and the worldwide total of sites was 1,920. The United Kingdom was one of 18 original signatories to the Convention, and has since designated 168 Ramsar sites. 51 of these sites are within Scotland, including one site, the Upper Solway Flats and Marshes, which covers parts of both Scotland and England in the Solway Firth. The total area of all Ramsar sites in Scotland is approximately 313,500 hectares (775,000 acres).[1] All of Scotland's Ramsar sites form part of the European Natura 2000 network as either Special Protection Areas or Special Areas of Conservation, and many sites are further protected as Sites of Special Scientific Interest under UK legislation.

List of Ramsar sites in Scotland

Name[1] Council area Designated Area (hectares) Coordinates Site code Image
Bridgend Flats, IslayArgyll and Bute1988-07-1433155°46′0″N 6°16′0″W / 55.76667°N 6.26667°W / 55.76667; -6.26667 (Bridgend Flats)UK13001
Cairngorm LochsAberdeenshire / Highland / Moray1981-07-2417357°4′0″N 3°47′0″W / 57.06667°N 3.78333°W / 57.06667; -3.78333 (Cairngorm Lochs)UK13002
Caithness and Sutherland PeatlandsHighland1999-02-02143,50358°20′0″N 3°56′0″W / 58.33333°N 3.93333°W / 58.33333; -3.93333 (Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands)UK13003
Caithness LochsHighland1998-02-021,379 ha58°29′0″N 3°20′0″W / 58.48333°N 3.33333°W / 58.48333; -3.33333 (Caithness Lochs)UK13004
Cameron ReservoirFife1994-03-146956°18′0″N 2°51′0″W / 56.30000°N 2.85000°W / 56.30000; -2.85000 (Cameron Reservoir)UK13005
Castle Loch, LochmabenDumfries and Galloway1996-03-1510855°7′0″N 3°26′0″W / 55.11667°N 3.43333°W / 55.11667; -3.43333 (Castle Loch)UK13006
Claish MossHighland1981-07-2456856°44′0″N 5°44′0″W / 56.73333°N 5.73333°W / 56.73333; -5.73333 (Claish Moss)UK13007
CollArgyll and Bute1995-03-312,20956°39′0″N 6°30′0″W / 56.65000°N 6.50000°W / 56.65000; -6.50000 (Coll)UK13008
Cromarty FirthHighland1999-07-223,74757°41′0″N 4°12′0″W / 57.68333°N 4.20000°W / 57.68333; -4.20000 (Cromarty Firth)UK13009
Din Moss - Hoselaw LochScottish Borders1988-07-145155°35′0″N 2°18′0″W / 55.58333°N 2.30000°W / 55.58333; -2.30000 (Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch)UK13010
Dornoch Firth and Loch FleetHighland1997-03-247,83757°51′0″N 4°2′0″W / 57.85000°N 4.03333°W / 57.85000; -4.03333 (Dornoch Firth andLoch Fleet)UK13011
East Sanday CoastOrkney1997-08-111,51559°16′0″N 2°34′0″W / 59.26667°N 2.56667°W / 59.26667; -2.56667 (East Sanday Coast)UK13013
Eilean na Muice Duibhe (Duich Moss), IslayArgyll and Bute1988-07-1457655°43′0″N 6°15′0″W / 55.71667°N 6.25000°W / 55.71667; -6.25000 (Eilean na Muice Duibhe)UK13014
Fala FlowMidlothian1990-04-2531855°49′0″N 2°54′0″W / 55.81667°N 2.90000°W / 55.81667; -2.90000 (Fala Flow)UK13015
Firth of ForthClackmannanshire / East Lothian / Edinburgh / Falkirk / Fife /Stirling / West Lothian2001-10-306,31456°1′0″N 2°53′0″W / 56.01667°N 2.88333°W / 56.01667; -2.88333 (Firth of Forth)UK13017
Firth of Tay & Eden EstuaryAngus / Dundee / Fife / Perth and Kinross2000-07-286,91856°24′0″N 3°5′0″W / 56.40000°N 3.08333°W / 56.40000; -3.08333 (Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary)UK13018
Gladhouse ReservoirMidlothian1988-07-1418655°47′0″N 3°6′0″W / 55.78333°N 3.10000°W / 55.78333; -3.10000 (Gladhouse Reservoir)UK13021
Greenlaw MoorScottish Borders1996-03-15248 ha55°44′0″N 2°27′0″W / 55.73333°N 2.45000°W / 55.73333; -2.45000 (Greenlaw Moor)UK13022
Gruinart Flats, IslayArgyll and Bute1988-07-143,26155°51′0″N 6°20′0″W / 55.85000°N 6.33333°W / 55.85000; -6.33333 (Gruinart Flats)UK13023
Inner Clyde EstuaryEast Dunbartonshire / Inverclyde / Renfrewshire / West Dunbartonshire2000-09-051,82555°57′0″N 4°38′0″W / 55.95000°N 4.63333°W / 55.95000; -4.63333 (Inner Clyde Estuary)UK13024
Inner Moray FirthHighland1999-07-222,33956°50′0″N 4°21′0″W / 56.83333°N 4.35000°W / 56.83333; -4.35000 (Inner Moray Firth)UK13025
Kintyre Goose RoostsArgyll and Bute1998-10-2831255°31′0″N 5°37′0″W / 55.51667°N 5.61667°W / 55.51667; -5.61667 (Kintyre Goose Roosts)UK13027
Lewis PeatlandsNa h-Eileanan Siar2000-12-2258,98458°15′0″N 6°35′0″W / 58.25000°N 6.58333°W / 58.25000; -6.58333 (Lewis Peatlands)UK13028
Loch an DùinNa h-Eileanan Siar1990-04-252,62157°38′0″N 7°9′0″W / 57.63333°N 7.15000°W / 57.63333; -7.15000 (Loch an Dùin)UK13029
Loch EyeHighland1986-10-0120557°47′0″N 3°58′0″W / 57.78333°N 3.96667°W / 57.78333; -3.96667 (Loch Eye)UK13031
Loch Ken and River Dee MarshesDumfries and Galloway1992-08-3176954°59′0″N 4°1′0″W / 54.98333°N 4.01667°W / 54.98333; -4.01667 (Loch Ken and River Dee Marshes)UK13032
Loch LevenPerth and Kinross1976-01-051,61256°12′0″N 3°23′0″W / 56.20000°N 3.38333°W / 56.20000; -3.38333 (Loch Leven)UK13033
Loch LomondStirling / West Dunbartonshire1976-01-0523756°4′0″N 4°30′0″W / 56.06667°N 4.50000°W / 56.06667; -4.50000 (Loch Lomond)UK13034
Loch MareeHighland1994-09-193,17457°41′0″N 5°28′0″W / 57.68333°N 5.46667°W / 57.68333; -5.46667 (Loch Maree)UK13035
Loch of Inch and Torrs WarrenDumfries and Galloway1999-02-022,11154°50′0″N 4°52′0″W / 54.83333°N 4.86667°W / 54.83333; -4.86667 (Loch of Inch and Torrs Warren)UK13037
Loch of KinnordyAngus1994-03-298556°40′0″N 3°3′0″W / 56.66667°N 3.05000°W / 56.66667; -3.05000 (Loch of Kinnordy)UK13038
Loch of LintrathenAngus1981-07-2421756°41′0″N 3°11′0″W / 56.68333°N 3.18333°W / 56.68333; -3.18333 (Loch of Lintrathen)UK13039
Loch of SkeneAberdeenshire1986-10-0112157°9′0″N 2°21′0″W / 57.15000°N 2.35000°W / 57.15000; -2.35000 (Loch of Skene)UK13040
Loch of StrathbegAberdeenshire1995-11-2761657°37′0″N 1°53′0″W / 57.61667°N 1.88333°W / 57.61667; -1.88333 (Loch of Strathbeg)UK13041
Loch RuthvenHighland1996-08-1620157°20′0″N 4°17′0″W / 57.33333°N 4.28333°W / 57.33333; -4.28333 (Loch Ruthven)UK13042
Loch SpynieMoray1992-08-319457°41′0″N 3°17′0″W / 57.68333°N 3.28333°W / 57.68333; -3.28333 (Loch Spynie)UK13043
Montrose BasinAngus1995-02-0398556°43′0″N 2°30′0″W / 56.71667°N 2.50000°W / 56.71667; -2.50000 (Montrose Basin)UK13046
Moray and Nairn CoastHighland / Moray1997-02-022,41257°39′0″N 3°44′0″W / 57.65000°N 3.73333°W / 57.65000; -3.73333 (Moray and Nairn Coast)UK13048
Muir of DinnetAberdeenshire1999-07-2215857°5′0″N 2°55′0″W / 57.08333°N 2.91667°W / 57.08333; -2.91667 (Muir of Dinnet)UK13049
North Uist Machair and IslandsNa h-Eileanan Siar1999-07-22 (extended 2000-11-03)4,70557°32′0″N 7°23′0″W / 57.53333°N 7.38333°W / 57.53333; -7.38333 (North Uist Machair and Islands)UK13050
Rannoch MoorPerth and Kinross1976-01-051,51956°39′0″N 4°36′0″W / 56.65000°N 4.60000°W / 56.65000; -4.60000 (Rannoch Moor)UK13051
Rinns of IslayArgyll and Bute1990-04-253,57155°51′0″N 6°23′0″W / 55.85000°N 6.38333°W / 55.85000; -6.38333 (Rinns of Islay)UK13052
River Spey – Insh MarshesHighland1997-02-021,15957°5′0″N 4°0′0″W / 57.08333°N 4.00000°W / 57.08333; -4.00000 (River Spey - Insh Marshes)UK13053
Ronas Hill – North Roe and TingonShetland1997-08-115,47060°33′0″N 1°25′0″W / 60.55000°N 1.41667°W / 60.55000; -1.41667 (Ronas Hill – North Roe and Tingon)UK13054
Silver FloweDumfries and Galloway1981-07-2462055°7′0″N 4°24′0″W / 55.11667°N 4.40000°W / 55.11667; -4.40000 (Silver Flowe)UK13055
Sléibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh (Tiree Wetlands and Coast)Argyll and Bute2001-11-161,93956°30′0″N 6°52′0″W / 56.50000°N 6.86667°W / 56.50000; -6.86667 (Sléibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh)UK13056
South Tayside Goose RoostsPerth and Kinross1993-04-2233156°16′0″N 3°50′0″W / 56.26667°N 3.83333°W / 56.26667; -3.83333 (South Tayside Goose Roosts)UK13057
South Uist Machair and LochsNa h-Eileanan Siar1976-01-055,01957°19′0″N 7°20′0″W / 57.31667°N 7.33333°W / 57.31667; -7.33333 (South Uist Machair and Lochs)UK13058
Upper Solway Flats and MarshesDumfries and Galloway / Cumbria1986-10-0143,63754°54′0″N 3°25′0″W / 54.90000°N 3.41667°W / 54.90000; -3.41667 (Upper Solway Flats and Marshes)UK11079
WestwaterScottish Borders1995-11-275055°45′0″N 3°24′0″W / 55.75000°N 3.40000°W / 55.75000; -3.40000 (Westwater Reservoir)UK13060
Ythan Estuary and Meikle LochAberdeenshire1998-03-3031457°20′0″N 1°57′0″W / 57.33333°N 1.95000°W / 57.33333; -1.95000 (Ythan Estuary and Meikle Loch)UK13061

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  • "The Annotated Ramsar List: United Kingdom". The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 2009-09-05.
  • "Designated and Proposed Ramsar sites in Scotland". Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
  • "RAMSAR sites". Scottish Natural Heritage.
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