Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention. This dataset contains details for all physical features for all designated Ramsar sites within the UK and its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was developed by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and last updated on 2026-04-14.
Use Cases
- Classify wetland nutrient status based on the provided nutrient status categories.
- Analyze soil and hydrological characteristics for site conservation planning.
- Map geological and geomorphological features of terrestrial and marine wetland areas.
Strengths
- Covers all designated Ramsar sites in the UK, its Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
- Includes a set of keywords organized into categories for geology, hydrology, and soil.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from official site designations and surveys.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-14 09:45:39.070189; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies