dataset · England
Ramsar (England)
A Ramsar site is the land listed as a Wetland of International Importance under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (the Ramsar Convention) 1973. Data supplied has the status of "Listed". The data does not include "proposed" sites. Boundaries are mapped against Ordnance Survey MasterMap. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year]. Attribution statement: © Natural
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Licence: ["There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.", "There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the
Evidence quality: 57
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- Ramsar site boundaries (Listed status)
- Coverage docs-verified
- England
- Update frequency docs-verified
- not planned
- Formats docs-verified
- Shapefile (ZIP) · GeoPackage (ZIP) · GeoJSON (ZIP) · File Geodatabase (ZIP) · WMS · WFS · OGC API - Features · ArcGIS REST Feature Service
- Access docs-verified
- Free and open; Open Government Licence; no public access constraints
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Designated-site constraints screening for planning and EIA on water, drainage or civils schemes · Habitats Regulations Assessment screening layer for schemes near wetlands · GIS constraints overlay when siting drainage or flood infrastructure in England
- Audience llm-inferred
- ecologists · planners · GIS analysts · flood consultants · environmental consultants
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Includes only sites with 'Listed' status; proposed sites are excluded · No scheduled update cycle (frequency not planned) · Attribution statement required when reused · Boundaries are not necessarily at survey-grade accuracy for site-level decisions
Evidence
- https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=b2c42fc8-2e33-41ee-892d-e21e896ab1f7&fileName=Data_Gov_UK_Metadata_Ramsar_England.url
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/67b4ef48-d0b2-4b6f-b659-4efa33469889/ramsar-england
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.