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List of Ramsar sites in England

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Index

wetlands
Ramsar Convention
List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
Abberton Reservoir
Essex
51°49′N 0°52′E / 51.817°N 0.867°E / 51.817; 0.867 (Abberton Reservoir)
golden plover
gadwall
shoveller
teal
cormorants

Alde
Ore
Suffolk
52°5′N 1°33′E / 52.083°N 1.550°E / 52.083; 1.550 (Alde-Ore Estuary)
Arun Valley
West Sussex

Avon Valley
Hampshire

Benfleet and Southend Marshes
Essex
Blackwater Estuary

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