Mersey Estuary

GPTKB entity

Statements (92)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:Cheshire
gptkb:Wirral_Peninsula
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Runcorn_Railway_Bridge
Mersey Gateway Bridge
Silver Jubilee Bridge
gptkbp:ecologicalDesignation gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkb:wetlands
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:Liverpool_Bay
gptkbp:historicalSignificance port activities
industrial development
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mersey Estuary
gptkbp:importantFor migratory birds
gptkbp:length approximately 23 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_West_England
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:Runcorn
gptkb:Widnes
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Atlantic_salmon
gptkb:bird
gptkb:fish
gptkb:black_tern
gptkb:reed_warbler
gptkb:sedge_warbler
gptkb:arctic_tern
gptkb:black-tailed_godwit
gptkb:great_black-backed_gull
gptkb:herring_gull
gptkb:house_martin
gptkb:lesser_black-backed_gull
gptkb:little_egret
gptkb:little_tern
gptkb:redshank
gptkb:sand_martin
gptkb:sandwich_tern
gptkb:swift
gptkb:water_rail
osprey
teal
tern
wading birds
barn owl
common tern
flounder
gadwall
kingfisher
merlin
otters
oystercatcher
pintail
short-eared owl
shoveler
wigeon
buzzard
curlew
golden plover
kestrel
lapwing
Hobby
avocet
black-headed gull
common gull
coot
dunlin
great crested grebe
grey seals
hen harrier
knot
little grebe
marsh harrier
moorhen
pochard
red kite
shelduck
sparrowhawk
tufted duck
wildfowl
grasshopper warbler
gptkbp:notableFeature salt marshes
tidal bore
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Frodsham_Marshes
gptkb:Stanlow_Island
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Mersey_Estuary_SSSI
gptkbp:receivesWaterFrom River Mersey
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Ditton_Brook
gptkb:River_Weaver
gptkb:St_Helens_Canal
gptkbp:widthAtMouth about 3 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irish_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4