List of Ramsar sites in Wales
Name Location Area ( km ) Designated Description
Burry Inlet Carmarthenshire 51°39′N 4°11′W / 51.650°N 4.183°W / 51.650 ; -4.183 ( Burry Inlet ) 66.72 14 July 1992 Largest continuous area of saltmarsh in Wales
Cors Caron Ceredigion 52°16′N 3°55′W / 52.267°N 3.917°W / 52.267 ; -3.917 ( Cors Caron ) 8.74 28 September 1992 A raised bog , the Cors Caron provides habitat for the European otter as well as a variety of wild fowl and the endangered red kite
Cors Fochno and Dyfi Ceredigion 52°32′N 4°0′W / 52.533°N 4.000°W / 52.533 ; -4.000 ( Cors Fochno and Dyfi ) 25.08 5 January 1976 The Cors Fochno is a raised peat bog . Dyfi is an estuary and salt marsh which includes sandbanks , mudflats and a large sand dune complex
Corsydd Môn a Llyn ( Anglesey & Llyn Fens ) 53°19′N 4°18′W / 53.317°N 4.300°W / 53.317 ; -4.300 ( Corsydd Môn a Llyn ) 6.26 2 February 1998
Crymlyn Bog Swansea 51°38′N 3°53′W / 51.633°N 3.883°W / 51.633 ; -3.883 ( Crymlyn Bog ) 2.68 8 June 1993 Important refuge for the bittern , water rail , sedge and reed warblers , bearded tit and grey heron
The Dee Estuary Flintshire and the Wirral Peninsula 53°18′8″N 3°12′56″W / 53.30222°N 3.21556°W / 53.30222 ; -3.21556 ( The Dee Estuary ) 143.02 17 July 1985 Includes natural fisheries of salmon and trout as well as other sea-fisheries and shell-fisheries
Llyn Idwal Gwynedd 53°7′N 4°1′W / 53.117°N 4.017°W / 53.117 ; -4.017 ( Llyn Idwal ) 0.14 7 November 1991 A small lake that lies within Cwm Idwal in the Glyderau mountains of Snowdonia
Llyn Tegid Gwynedd 52°53′N 3°37′W / 52.883°N 3.617°W / 52.883 ; -3.617 ( Llyn Tegid ) 4.82 7 November 1991 Largest natural body of water in Wales , the lake contains the endemic gwyniad , now listed as critically endangered as well as the very rare mollusc Myxas glutinosa
Midland Meres and Mosses ( Phase 2 ) 52°55′N 2°46′W / 52.917°N 2.767°W / 52.917 ; -2.767 ( Midland Meres and Mosses ) 15.88 2 February 1997
Severn Estuary Gloucestershire 51°36′N 2°40′W / 51.600°N 2.667°W / 51.600 ; -2.667 ( Severn Estuary ) 247.01 5 January 1976 An estuary with important intertidal wildlife habitats including mudflats , sandflats , rocky platforms and islands
List of Ramsar Sites
This list of Ramsar sites in Wales includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Wales currently has 10 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance with a surface area of 52,036 hectares (520.36 km2). For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.