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Site boundaries of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention

Ramsar Sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Convention on Wetlands. Provided here is a spatial dataset of Ramsar Site boundaries in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, based on information supplied by Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and Scottish Natural Heritage (now NatureScot). It does not cover the Crown Dependencies or UK Overseas Territories: boundary information for Ramsar Sites in these locations can be accessed

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Source details

Licence: ["No limitations"]

Evidence quality: 38.1

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 (spatial dataset)
Coverage docs-verified: Great Britain and Northern Ireland (excludes Crown Dependencies and UK Overseas Territories)
Access docs-verified: Free; no access constraints (licence field: "No limitations")

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Screening FRA and drainage proposals for proximity to Ramsar wetland boundaries · Mapping designated wetlands as a constraint layer in EIA and ecological baseline GIS · Preliminary site boundary checks before confirming against official Natural England, NRW, NIEA or NatureScot maps
Audience llm-inferred: ecologists · GIS analysts · planners · flood consultants · environmental consultants

Limitations

Constraints docs-verified: Boundaries not updated to include changes since 2021 · Does not cover Crown Dependencies or UK Overseas Territories (separate Ramsar Sites Information Service) · Not definitive: official site maps from Natural England, NRW, NIEA or NatureScot should be consulted for official boundaries

Evidence

Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.