dataset · United Kingdom
UK Ramsar sites
Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention. This dataset contains basic site details for all designated Ramsar sites within the UK and its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. This contains the following columns. SITECODE NAME STATUS (always classified/designated) COUNTRY - Overseas Territory sites have code OT. UK Countries have first letter of name eg S for Scotland. AREA_GIS SITE_LENGTH LOCAL_AUTHORITY DESIG_DATE - date designated as R
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Evidence quality: 41.9
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 basic details (SITECODE, NAME, STATUS, COUNTRY) · Site area (AREA_GIS) and site length (SITE_LENGTH) · Local authority · Ramsar designation date (DESIG_DATE) and extension date (EXTENSION_DATE) · Latitude/longitude and GB grid X/Y coordinates, grid reference · Minimum, maximum and mean altitude (m) · Overview, justification and location description · Ecological features, flora and fauna · Research, education, recreation and references fields
- Coverage docs-verified
- UK, its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
- Formats docs-verified
- CSV
- Access docs-verified
- Free open download under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Ramsar designation screening for wetland receptors in FRA, EIA or drainage scheme constraints mapping · Nearest-Ramsar-site check by grid reference or lat/long for planning and consent applications · Ecological baseline context (features, flora, fauna) for ecology reports and BNG baselines
- Audience llm-inferred
- ecologists · planners · GIS analysts · flood consultants · environmental consultants
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Basic site details only; the docs list one CSV download and no API or boundary geometry · Attribute snapshot is dated 201510 and the publication reference date is 2016-04-27, so content may be out of date despite the 14 April 2026 page update · Covers Ramsar designation only, not other statutory or non-statutory designations · Overseas Territory sites are identified by COUNTRY code OT, so filtering is needed for UK-only work
Evidence
- http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/7279324b-e502-4373-a78c-70964238f2dc-UK-Ramsar-basic-site-data-201510.csv
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9deccaac-5633-41ed-a6b0-a2802d4dd7ac/uk-ramsar-sites
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.