Ribble estuary

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coastal inlet estuary

The Ribble estuary is a coastal inlet in northwest England where the River Ribble meets the Irish Sea, noted for its extensive saltmarshes and importance as a habitat for migratory birds.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ribble Estuary	3
Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve	2
Ribble and Alt Estuaries SPA	2
Ribble and Alt Estuaries (nearby)	1
Ribble and Alt Estuaries Ramsar site	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal inlet ⓘ estuary ⓘ
climate	temperate maritime climate ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designation	Ramsar site ⓘ Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ Special Protection Area ⓘ
ecoregion	Irish Sea coastal wetlands ⓘ
emptiesInto	Irish Sea ⓘ
governingBody	Natural England ⓘ
hasFeature	salt-tolerant vegetation ⓘ tidal channels ⓘ
hasNearbyProtectedArea	Ribble estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve
hasPart	intertidal zone ⓘ mudflats ⓘ saltmarshes ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ sandflats ⓘ
importantFor	migratory waterbirds ⓘ overwintering waders ⓘ overwintering wildfowl ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Fylde Coast ⓘ surface form: Fylde coast Irish Sea ⓘ surface form: Irish Sea basin Lancashire ⓘ North West England ⓘ
mouthOf	River Ribble ⓘ
near	Southport ⓘ surface form: Lytham St Annes Preston ⓘ Southport ⓘ
notableFor	extensive saltmarshes ⓘ migratory bird habitat ⓘ
partOf	Ribble estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ribble and Alt Estuaries Ramsar site Ribble estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ribble and Alt Estuaries SPA
protectedFor	bird conservation ⓘ wetland habitats ⓘ
supportsSpecies	curlew ⓘ dunlin ⓘ knot ⓘ oystercatcher ⓘ pink-footed goose ⓘ redshank ⓘ shelduck ⓘ teal ⓘ whooper swan ⓘ wigeon ⓘ
usedFor	birdwatching ⓘ nature conservation ⓘ recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Liverpool Bay → adjacentTo → Ribble estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ribble Estuary

River Ribble → associatedProtectedArea → Ribble estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ribble and Alt Estuaries SPA

River Douglas (via Manchester Ship Canal system context) → drainageBasin → Ribble estuary ⓘ

subject surface form: River Douglas

River Ribble → hasEstuary → Ribble estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ribble Estuary

Ribble estuary → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Ribble estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve

Sefton → hasNotableFeature → Ribble estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ribble and Alt Estuaries (nearby)

River Ribble → hasWildlifeHabitat → Ribble estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve

River Douglas (via Manchester Ship Canal system context) → mouthLocation → Ribble estuary ⓘ

subject surface form: River Douglas

Ribble estuary → partOf → Ribble estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ribble and Alt Estuaries SPA

Ribble estuary → partOf → Ribble estuary self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ribble and Alt Estuaries Ramsar site

Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal → providesRouteToward → Ribble estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ribble Estuary