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WORLD WETLANDS DAY

​World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.​ Designated sites are called RAMSAR Sites and today there are over 2,200 Ramsar Sites across 169 countries, covering more than 2.1 million square kilometres. That’s a lot of protected wetland!

The term Wetlands covers any area of land which is wet, either occasionally or permanently  including saltmarshes, rivers, lakes, marshes, swamps and mosslands etc. Wetlands are a critical part of our natural environment as they protect our shores from wave action, reduce the impacts of floods, absorb pollutants and improve water quality. They provide habitat for animals and plants and many contain a wide diversity of life. 

World Wetlands Day 2020

Wetlands and Biodiversity is the theme for 2020. Wetlands are rich with biodiversity and are a habitat for a dense variety of plant and animal species. Latest estimates show a global decline of biodiversity, while wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests. This year's theme is a unique opportunity to highlight wetland biodiversity, its status, why it matters and promote actions to reverse its loss.
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The whole of the area around Hale and Halebank is of SPECIAL IMPORTANCE to wildlife as it holds several species on the RED DATA list of birds for special protection. There are also several on the Amber list too. As mentioned above, many of the birds visiting Hale Marsh and the surrounding areas are of International Importance, both as winter visitors and as breeding birds. 
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Although much of our data is based on the birdlife, never forget that the area is also of great importance for other species. Butterflies, moths and dragonflies do well here together with a range of other insects that I know little about. A good selection of scarce wildflowers, grasses, ferns, fungus and lichens are to be found here too. We are in a wonderful area: let's keep it that way by protecting our special sites and green spaces.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2018 Visit: RAMSAR   

MERSEY ESTUARY
​Mersey Estuary. 20/12/95; England; 5,033 ha; 53°20'N 002°54'W. Special Protection Area, SSSI. A large, sheltered estuary comprising large areas of saltmarsh and intertidal sand and mudflats. The site includes brackish marsh, rocky shoreline, and cliffs set in a rural and industrial environment. Internationally important numbers of various species of waterbirds feed and roost at the site in winter, or stage at the site in spring and fall, notably Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula). Human activities include livestock grazing, hunting, industrial activities. Ramsar site no. 785. Most recent RIS information: 1999.

Learn more on the RSIS website
Read this BLOG by Kathy Hughes for more inside into the subject.
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