Deben Estuary

Deben Estuary is a 981.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) covering the River Deben and its banks 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from its mouth north of Felixstowe to Woodbridge in Suffolk.[1][3] It is a Ramsar internationally important wetland site[4][5] and a Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.[6][7] It is also in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[8] It partly overlaps two geological SSSIs, Ferry Cliff, Sutton and Ramsholt Cliff.[9]

Deben Estuary
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 296 434[1]
InterestBiological
Area981.1 hectares[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map
Designations
Official nameDeben Estuary
Designated11 March 1996
Reference no.794[2]

The site has been designated an SSSI for its overwintering waders and wildfowl, and for its diverse saltmarshes. It has internationally important overwintering redshanks and nationally important numbers of dark-bellied brent geese, shelducks and black-tailed godwits. The estuary also has three nationally rare plants and a nationally rare mollusc.[9]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Deben Estuary". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. "Deben Estuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. "Map of Deben Estuary". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Deben Estuary" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. "Designated Sites View: Deben Estuary". Ramsar Site. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Deben Estuary" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  7. "Designated Sites View: Deben Estuary". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  8. "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  9. "Deben Estuary citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

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