Ribble and Alt Estuaries

Ribble Estuary
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Merseyside
Area of Search Merseyside
Grid reference SD375240
Coordinates 53°43′N 2°58′W / 53.71°N 2.97°W / 53.71; -2.97Coordinates: 53°43′N 2°58′W / 53.71°N 2.97°W / 53.71; -2.97
Interest Biological
Area 9226.3 hectares, 22,798.2 acres (92,261,000 m2)
Notification

1966 (Southport Sanctuary)
1976 (Ribble Estuary)
1984

Designated 28 November 1985
Reference no. 325[1]
Natural England website
The Ribble Estuary in 1917.

The Ribble and Alt Estuaries lie on the Irish Sea coast of the counties of Lancashire and Merseyside in north-west England, and form the boundaries of a number of nature preservation schemes.

Protected area

A large number of different species of waders and wildfowl, listed below, use the estuaries as feeding and over-wintering areas. This wide variety of bird species has led to the estuaries being officially designated as a Special Protection Area and as a Ramsar site. The Ribble Estuary has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1966 and is now covered by Natural England's Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve.

Species

Breeding season

Over wintering

Migratory

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ribble & Alt Estuaries". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  • "Classification as a Special Protection Area". Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
  • "SSSI citation sheet" (PDF). English Nature.


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