Esthwaite Water Ramsar
Esthwaite Water RAMSAR
The Esthwaite Water catchment is between Lake Windermere and Coniston Water and is a protected Ramsar (The Convention on Wetlands) site.
Esthwaite Water is a eutrophic lake: a body of water that is rich in nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus, leading to excessive plant and algae growth.
Esthwaite Water Ramsar falls under the planning jurisdiction of the Lake District National Park Authority.
What is this area like?
This area’s environmental landscape is comprised of:
(73.3%) Freshwater lakes: permanent
(14.4%) Agriculture
(3.4%) Seasonally flooded agricultural land
(1.6%) Freshwater marshes or pools: permanent
(1.1%) Peatlands (including peat bogs swamps, fens)
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Key Resources
Provided here are the latest catchment-specific calculator and Natural England’s Technical Information Note which relate to the Esthwaite Water Ramsar catchment.
You can find more general information on our Key Documents page.