Burry Inlet

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Burry Inlet is a tidal estuary on the south coast of Wales known for its extensive sand flats, saltmarshes, and importance as a habitat for wading birds and wildfowl.

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Label Occurrences
Burry Inlet canonical 4

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Special Protection Area
tidal estuary
country United Kingdom
designatedAs Ramsar wetland of international importance
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales
Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive
governedBy Natural Resources Wales NERFINISHED
habitatType intertidal sandflat
mudflat
saltmarsh
hasEcologicalImportanceFor wading birds
wildfowl
hasFeature extensive sand flats
mudflats
saltmarshes
tidal channels
hasTidalRange large tidal range
importantFor migratory birds
overwintering waterfowl
knownFor large cockle beds
locatedIn Wales
locatedOnCoastOf south coast of Wales
mouthOf River Loughor NERFINISHED
near Gower Peninsula Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED
Llanelli NERFINISHED
partOf Bristol Channel NERFINISHED
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries European Marine Site NERFINISHED
receivesRiver River Lliw NERFINISHED
River Loughor NERFINISHED
separates Carmarthenshire coast
Gower Peninsula NERFINISHED
supportsActivity shellfish harvesting
supportsSpecies curlew
dunlin
knot
oystercatcher
pintail
redshank
shelduck
teal
wigeon
usedFor birdwatching
recreational walking
wildlife observation

Referenced by (4)

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

Burry Port Harbour (nearby) near Burry Inlet
subject surface form: Burry Port Harbour
Loughor estuary partOf Burry Inlet
Burry Port locatedNear Burry Inlet
River Towy mouthLocation Burry Inlet