List of Ramsar sites in Scotland

This list includes all Ramsar sites in Scotland. Ramsar sites are internationally recognised wetland sites, protected under the terms of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, which was developed and adopted by participating nations at a meeting in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971. At the end of 2010, 160 states were contracting parties to the Convention, and the worldwide total of sites was 1,920. The United Kingdom was one of 18 original signatories to the Convention, and has since designated 168 Ramsar sites. 51 of these sites are within Scotland, including one site, the Upper Solway Flats and Marshes, which covers parts of both Scotland and England in the Solway Firth. The total area of all Ramsar sites in Scotland is approximately 313,500 hectares (775,000 acres).[1] All of Scotland's Ramsar sites form part of the European Natura 2000 network as either Special Protection Areas or Special Areas of Conservation, and many sites are further protected as Sites of Special Scientific Interest under UK legislation.

List of Ramsar sites in Scotland

Name[1] Council area Designated Area (hectares) Coordinates Site code Image
Bridgend Flats, Islay Argyll and Bute 1988-07-14 331 55°46′0″N 6°16′0″W / 55.76667°N 6.26667°W / 55.76667; -6.26667 (Bridgend Flats) UK13001
Cairngorm Lochs Aberdeenshire / Highland / Moray 1981-07-24 173 57°4′0″N 3°47′0″W / 57.06667°N 3.78333°W / 57.06667; -3.78333 (Cairngorm Lochs) UK13002
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands Highland 1999-02-02 143,503 58°20′0″N 3°56′0″W / 58.33333°N 3.93333°W / 58.33333; -3.93333 (Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands) UK13003
Caithness Lochs Highland 1998-02-02 1,379 ha 58°29′0″N 3°20′0″W / 58.48333°N 3.33333°W / 58.48333; -3.33333 (Caithness Lochs) UK13004
Cameron Reservoir Fife 1994-03-14 69 56°18′0″N 2°51′0″W / 56.30000°N 2.85000°W / 56.30000; -2.85000 (Cameron Reservoir) UK13005
Castle Loch, Lochmaben Dumfries and Galloway 1996-03-15 108 55°7′0″N 3°26′0″W / 55.11667°N 3.43333°W / 55.11667; -3.43333 (Castle Loch) UK13006
Claish Moss Highland 1981-07-24 568 56°44′0″N 5°44′0″W / 56.73333°N 5.73333°W / 56.73333; -5.73333 (Claish Moss) UK13007
Coll Argyll and Bute 1995-03-31 2,209 56°39′0″N 6°30′0″W / 56.65000°N 6.50000°W / 56.65000; -6.50000 (Coll) UK13008
Cromarty Firth Highland 1999-07-22 3,747 57°41′0″N 4°12′0″W / 57.68333°N 4.20000°W / 57.68333; -4.20000 (Cromarty Firth) UK13009
Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch Scottish Borders 1988-07-14 51 55°35′0″N 2°18′0″W / 55.58333°N 2.30000°W / 55.58333; -2.30000 (Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch) UK13010
Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet Highland 1997-03-24 7,837 57°51′0″N 4°2′0″W / 57.85000°N 4.03333°W / 57.85000; -4.03333 (Dornoch Firth andLoch Fleet) UK13011
East Sanday Coast Orkney 1997-08-11 1,515 59°16′0″N 2°34′0″W / 59.26667°N 2.56667°W / 59.26667; -2.56667 (East Sanday Coast) UK13013
Eilean na Muice Duibhe (Duich Moss), Islay Argyll and Bute 1988-07-14 576 55°43′0″N 6°15′0″W / 55.71667°N 6.25000°W / 55.71667; -6.25000 (Eilean na Muice Duibhe) UK13014
Fala Flow Midlothian 1990-04-25 318 55°49′0″N 2°54′0″W / 55.81667°N 2.90000°W / 55.81667; -2.90000 (Fala Flow) UK13015
Firth of Forth Clackmannanshire / East Lothian / Edinburgh / Falkirk / Fife /Stirling / West Lothian 2001-10-30 6,314 56°1′0″N 2°53′0″W / 56.01667°N 2.88333°W / 56.01667; -2.88333 (Firth of Forth) UK13017
Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary Angus / Dundee / Fife / Perth and Kinross 2000-07-28 6,918 56°24′0″N 3°5′0″W / 56.40000°N 3.08333°W / 56.40000; -3.08333 (Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary) UK13018
Gladhouse Reservoir Midlothian 1988-07-14 186 55°47′0″N 3°6′0″W / 55.78333°N 3.10000°W / 55.78333; -3.10000 (Gladhouse Reservoir) UK13021
Greenlaw Moor Scottish Borders 1996-03-15 248 ha 55°44′0″N 2°27′0″W / 55.73333°N 2.45000°W / 55.73333; -2.45000 (Greenlaw Moor) UK13022
Gruinart Flats, Islay Argyll and Bute 1988-07-14 3,261 55°51′0″N 6°20′0″W / 55.85000°N 6.33333°W / 55.85000; -6.33333 (Gruinart Flats) UK13023
Inner Clyde Estuary East Dunbartonshire / Inverclyde / Renfrewshire / West Dunbartonshire 2000-09-05 1,825 55°57′0″N 4°38′0″W / 55.95000°N 4.63333°W / 55.95000; -4.63333 (Inner Clyde Estuary) UK13024
Inner Moray Firth Highland 1999-07-22 2,339 56°50′0″N 4°21′0″W / 56.83333°N 4.35000°W / 56.83333; -4.35000 (Inner Moray Firth) UK13025
Kintyre Goose Roosts Argyll and Bute 1998-10-28 312 55°31′0″N 5°37′0″W / 55.51667°N 5.61667°W / 55.51667; -5.61667 (Kintyre Goose Roosts) UK13027
Lewis Peatlands Na h-Eileanan Siar 2000-12-22 58,984 58°15′0″N 6°35′0″W / 58.25000°N 6.58333°W / 58.25000; -6.58333 (Lewis Peatlands) UK13028
Loch an Dùin Na h-Eileanan Siar 1990-04-25 2,621 57°38′0″N 7°9′0″W / 57.63333°N 7.15000°W / 57.63333; -7.15000 (Loch an Dùin) UK13029
Loch Eye Highland 1986-10-01 205 57°47′0″N 3°58′0″W / 57.78333°N 3.96667°W / 57.78333; -3.96667 (Loch Eye) UK13031
Loch Ken and River Dee Marshes Dumfries and Galloway 1992-08-31 769 54°59′0″N 4°1′0″W / 54.98333°N 4.01667°W / 54.98333; -4.01667 (Loch Ken and River Dee Marshes) UK13032
Loch Leven Perth and Kinross 1976-01-05 1,612 56°12′0″N 3°23′0″W / 56.20000°N 3.38333°W / 56.20000; -3.38333 (Loch Leven) UK13033
Loch Lomond Stirling / West Dunbartonshire 1976-01-05 237 56°4′0″N 4°30′0″W / 56.06667°N 4.50000°W / 56.06667; -4.50000 (Loch Lomond) UK13034
Loch Maree Highland 1994-09-19 3,174 57°41′0″N 5°28′0″W / 57.68333°N 5.46667°W / 57.68333; -5.46667 (Loch Maree) UK13035
Loch of Inch and Torrs Warren Dumfries and Galloway 1999-02-02 2,111 54°50′0″N 4°52′0″W / 54.83333°N 4.86667°W / 54.83333; -4.86667 (Loch of Inch and Torrs Warren) UK13037
Loch of Kinnordy Angus 1994-03-29 85 56°40′0″N 3°3′0″W / 56.66667°N 3.05000°W / 56.66667; -3.05000 (Loch of Kinnordy) UK13038
Loch of Lintrathen Angus 1981-07-24 217 56°41′0″N 3°11′0″W / 56.68333°N 3.18333°W / 56.68333; -3.18333 (Loch of Lintrathen) UK13039
Loch of Skene Aberdeenshire 1986-10-01 121 57°9′0″N 2°21′0″W / 57.15000°N 2.35000°W / 57.15000; -2.35000 (Loch of Skene) UK13040
Loch of Strathbeg Aberdeenshire 1995-11-27 616 57°37′0″N 1°53′0″W / 57.61667°N 1.88333°W / 57.61667; -1.88333 (Loch of Strathbeg) UK13041
Loch Ruthven Highland 1996-08-16 201 57°20′0″N 4°17′0″W / 57.33333°N 4.28333°W / 57.33333; -4.28333 (Loch Ruthven) UK13042
Loch Spynie Moray 1992-08-31 94 57°41′0″N 3°17′0″W / 57.68333°N 3.28333°W / 57.68333; -3.28333 (Loch Spynie) UK13043
Montrose Basin Angus 1995-02-03 985 56°43′0″N 2°30′0″W / 56.71667°N 2.50000°W / 56.71667; -2.50000 (Montrose Basin) UK13046
Moray and Nairn Coast Highland / Moray 1997-02-02 2,412 57°39′0″N 3°44′0″W / 57.65000°N 3.73333°W / 57.65000; -3.73333 (Moray and Nairn Coast) UK13048
Muir of Dinnet Aberdeenshire 1999-07-22 158 57°5′0″N 2°55′0″W / 57.08333°N 2.91667°W / 57.08333; -2.91667 (Muir of Dinnet) UK13049
North Uist Machair and Islands Na h-Eileanan Siar 1999-07-22 (extended 2000-11-03) 4,705 57°32′0″N 7°23′0″W / 57.53333°N 7.38333°W / 57.53333; -7.38333 (North Uist Machair and Islands) UK13050
Rannoch Moor Perth and Kinross 1976-01-05 1,519 56°39′0″N 4°36′0″W / 56.65000°N 4.60000°W / 56.65000; -4.60000 (Rannoch Moor) UK13051
Rinns of Islay Argyll and Bute 1990-04-25 3,571 55°51′0″N 6°23′0″W / 55.85000°N 6.38333°W / 55.85000; -6.38333 (Rinns of Islay) UK13052
River Spey – Insh Marshes Highland 1997-02-02 1,159 57°5′0″N 4°0′0″W / 57.08333°N 4.00000°W / 57.08333; -4.00000 (River Spey - Insh Marshes) UK13053
Ronas Hill – North Roe and Tingon Shetland 1997-08-11 5,470 60°33′0″N 1°25′0″W / 60.55000°N 1.41667°W / 60.55000; -1.41667 (Ronas Hill – North Roe and Tingon) UK13054
Silver Flowe Dumfries and Galloway 1981-07-24 620 55°7′0″N 4°24′0″W / 55.11667°N 4.40000°W / 55.11667; -4.40000 (Silver Flowe) UK13055
Sléibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh (Tiree Wetlands and Coast) Argyll and Bute 2001-11-16 1,939 56°30′0″N 6°52′0″W / 56.50000°N 6.86667°W / 56.50000; -6.86667 (Sléibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh) UK13056
South Tayside Goose Roosts Perth and Kinross 1993-04-22 331 56°16′0″N 3°50′0″W / 56.26667°N 3.83333°W / 56.26667; -3.83333 (South Tayside Goose Roosts) UK13057
South Uist Machair and Lochs Na h-Eileanan Siar 1976-01-05 5,019 57°19′0″N 7°20′0″W / 57.31667°N 7.33333°W / 57.31667; -7.33333 (South Uist Machair and Lochs) UK13058
Upper Solway Flats and Marshes Dumfries and Galloway / Cumbria 1986-10-01 43,637 54°54′0″N 3°25′0″W / 54.90000°N 3.41667°W / 54.90000; -3.41667 (Upper Solway Flats and Marshes) UK11079
Westwater Scottish Borders 1995-11-27 50 55°45′0″N 3°24′0″W / 55.75000°N 3.40000°W / 55.75000; -3.40000 (Westwater Reservoir) UK13060
Ythan Estuary and Meikle Loch Aberdeenshire 1998-03-30 314 57°20′0″N 1°57′0″W / 57.33333°N 1.95000°W / 57.33333; -1.95000 (Ythan Estuary and Meikle Loch) UK13061

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
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