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The wetlands are of importance to wildlife, and are listed as a Ramsar site. [1] Most of the conurbation on both sides of the estuary is known as Merseyside. The estuary narrows between Liverpool and Birkenhead, where it is constricted to a width of 0.7 miles (1.1 km), between Albert Dock in Liverpool and the Woodside ferry
Medway Estuary and Marshes: Kent: 46.97 15 December 1993 Mersey Estuary: Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire: 50.33 20 December 1995 Midland Meres and Mosses (Phase 1) 5.11 9 May 1994 Midland Meres and Mosses (Phase 2) 15.88 2 February 1997 Minsmere-Walberswick: Suffolk: 20.19 5 January 1976 Morecambe Bay: Cumbria, Lancashire: 374.05 4 October ...
The Ribble Estuary in 1917. The estuaries of the River Ribble and River Alt lie on the Irish Sea coasts of Lancashire and Merseyside in North West England.Together they, and the area of salt marsh, mudflats, and sand dunes between them, form a Special Protection Area and Ramsar site which covers the coastline between Crosby and Lytham St Annes.
Spike Island is a park in Widnes, Halton, North West England.It is an artificial island between the Sankey Canal and the estuary of the River Mersey containing parkland, woodland, wetlands and footpaths.
It then runs south of Formby and empties into the Irish Sea, near the edge of the River Mersey estuary at Hightown. [5] The Alts upper waters deriving from small streams and, in particular, one arising at Hag Plantation in Huyton. This is the location of the primary source of the river and is also the Huyton Wetlands Site of Biological Interest ...
The Ribble Estuary, the largest SSSI in Merseyside. This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Merseyside, which is part of North West England. Merseyside has a population of 1,353,600 making it one of the most densely populated areas of the United Kingdom. [1]
These fall within the Urban Mersey Basin natural area, which also covers Greater Manchester and Merseyside. Although the area as a whole is one of the most densely populated regions in Europe, much of the area within Cheshire is farmland. Semi-natural habitats here include ancient woodland, raised bog and freshwater wetland.
Subsequently, coastal and estuarine sands, silts and muds have been deposited widely throughout the Mersey and Dee estuaries whilst alluvium fills the floor of other river and stream valleys. [6] Considerable areas of recent blown sand cover the coastal zone around Southport and southwards to Formby and peat has developed across lower ground as ...