Is-Simar
| Is-Simar | |
|---|---|
 Simar Nature Reserve (middle) from the hill of Wardija | |
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| Location | Xemxija, Malta |
| Coordinates | 35°56′44″N 14°22′56″E / 35.94556°N 14.38222°E |
| Area | 5 ha (12 acres) |
| Official name | Is-Simar |
| Designated | 29 January 1996 |
| Reference no. | 789[1] |
Simar Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Pwales Valley, in Xemxija, St Paul's Bay, Malta.[2] An artificial wetland habitat was created on 5 hectares in the 1990s by BirdLife Malta volunteers in an area of abandoned marshland.[3]
The reserve lies within the Is-Simar Special Protection Area, which has been a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance since January 1996, a protected bird sanctuary since 2006 and a Site of Community Importance since March 2008.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Is-Simar". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Dillon, Paddy (2016). Walking on Malta. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 109. ISBN 9781783622917.
- ^ Simar. BirdLife Malta. Accessed September 2015.
- ^ "Is-Simar (limiti ta' San Pawl il-Bahar) (MT0000006)". Natura 2000. European Environment Agency. Accessed 11 October 2022.
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