Mersey Estuary SSSI

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Site of Special Scientific Interest estuary protected area wetland

Mersey Estuary SSSI is a nationally important protected coastal and wetland site in northwest England, recognised for its rich birdlife and estuarine habitats.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mersey Estuary SSSI canonical	1
Mersey estuary wetland complex	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ estuary ⓘ protected area ⓘ wetland ⓘ
conservationStatus	nationally important ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designatedAs	Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
designationLevel	national ⓘ
ecologicalImportance	supports large numbers of birds ⓘ
ecologicalRole	feeding ground for migratory birds ⓘ nursery area for estuarine species ⓘ roosting site for waterfowl ⓘ
environmentType	coastal ⓘ estuarine ⓘ intertidal ⓘ
habitatType	coastal wetlands ⓘ intertidal mudflats ⓘ saltmarsh ⓘ sandflats ⓘ
hasFeature	mud banks ⓘ saltmarsh creeks ⓘ tidal channels ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Mersey Estuary ⓘ North West England ⓘ coast of the Irish Sea ⓘ
managementObjective	protection of estuarine habitats ⓘ protection of overwintering birds ⓘ
meetsWaterBody	Irish Sea ⓘ
notableFor	migratory birds ⓘ wading birds ⓘ wintering waterfowl ⓘ
overseenBy	Natural England ⓘ
partOfNetwork	UK SSSI network ⓘ
protectedFor	birdlife ⓘ estuarine habitats ⓘ
region	North West England ⓘ surface form: northwest England
subjectTo	nature conservation regulations ⓘ
supports	internationally important bird populations ⓘ nationally important bird populations ⓘ
waterBody	River Mersey ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wirral → hasProtectedArea → Mersey Estuary SSSI ⓘ

Frodsham Marshes → partOf → Mersey Estuary SSSI ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mersey estuary wetland complex