UNITED KINGDOM · NORTHERN IRELAND · DESIGNATIONS · NORTHERN IRELAND
Ramsar Site (Northern Ireland)
What this layer shows
Northern Ireland's 20 Ramsar sites: wetlands of international importance, the same designation the rest of the UK and Ireland carry. Free for everyone, like every statutory core layer.
Where the data comes from
GEOJSONFILE · admin.opendatani.gov.uk
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Facts shown for each feature
Reference · Area (ha)
In these presets
Essentials
What is protected here: the statutory designations, across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus ancient woodland. This is what the map opens with, and what Default puts back. It is a starting point, not a limit: every other layer is one tap away in the list below.
Desk study
The statutory designations an ecologist checks first: SSSI, SAC, SPA, Ramsar, National and Local Nature Reserves across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus ancient woodland and priority habitat. This is the opening move of a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal, what is protected on or near the site. Statutory sites are commonly scoped to 10 km and habitat inventories to 2 km, guidance sets no fixed distances, so set the radius to suit the project.
Other layers in this group
- ASSI (Northern Ireland)
- SAC (Northern Ireland)
- SPA (Northern Ireland)
- National Nature Reserve (Northern Ireland)
- AONB (Northern Ireland)
- World Heritage Site (Northern Ireland)
- Sites & Monuments Record (NI)
- Historic Buildings (NI)
- Scheduled Zones (NI)
- Historic Parks & Gardens (NI)
- Areas of Archaeological Potential (NI)
- Battlesites (NI)