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'''Designated:'''
'''Designated:'''
*[[Ballaugh Curraghs]] UK21001 (2006, 193.4 ha). Has the same boundaries as the Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI.<ref>http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21001BallaaughCurragh2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Ballaugh Curraghs]] UK21001 (2006, 193.4 ha). Has the same boundaries as the Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI.<ref>{{Cite web| title=he Ballaugh Curragh, Isle of Man | url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21001BallaaughCurragh2.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309001335/https://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21001BallaaughCurragh2.pdf | archive-date=2022-03-09}}</ref>


'''Candidate:'''
'''Candidate:'''
*[[Point of Ayre|The Ayres]] UK21002 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 600 ha)<ref name=21r>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21IsleOfMan.pdf|title=Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS)}}</ref><ref name=UKOTCD>{{Cite web|url=http://ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/RamsarUKOTCDRepShort054.pdf|title=Review of existing and potential Ramsar sites in UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies}}</ref><ref>http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21002TheAyres2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Point of Ayre|The Ayres]] UK21002 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 600 ha)<ref name=21r>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21IsleOfMan.pdf|title=Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS)}}</ref><ref name=UKOTCD>{{Cite web|url=http://ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/RamsarUKOTCDRepShort054.pdf|title=Review of existing and potential Ramsar sites in UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=The Ayres, Isle of Man | url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21002TheAyres2.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309072504/https://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21002TheAyres2.pdf | archive-date=2022-03-09}}</ref>
*[[Calf of Man|Southern Coasts & Calf of Man]] UK21003 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 2326 ha)<ref name=21r/><ref name=UKOTCD/><ref>http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21003Scoasts0a.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21003Scoasts1a.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21003Scoasts2a.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21003Scoasts3a.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Calf of Man|Southern Coasts & Calf of Man]] UK21003 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 2326 ha)<ref name=21r/><ref name=UKOTCD/><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21003Scoasts0a.pdf | title=Isle of Man - West Coast Cliffs (north) proposed Ramsar site | website=www.ukotcf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21003Scoasts1a.pdf | title=Isle of Man - West Coast Cliffs (south) proposed Ramsar site | website=www.ukotcf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21003Scoasts2a.pdf | title=Isle of Man, Calf and Meayll Peninsular proposed Ramsar site | website=www.ukotcf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Southern Coasts & Calf of Man (S part) | url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21003Scoasts3a.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005134451/http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21003Scoasts3a.pdf | archive-date=2006-10-05}}</ref>
*[[Central Valley Curragh]] UK21004 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 164 ha)<ref name=21r/><ref name=UKOTCD/><ref>http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21004CentralValleyCurragh2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Central Valley Curragh]] UK21004 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 164 ha)<ref name=21r/><ref name=UKOTCD/><ref>{{Cite web| title=Central Valley Curragh, Isle of Man | url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21004CentralValleyCurragh2.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309001247/https://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21004CentralValleyCurragh2.pdf | archive-date=2022-03-09}}</ref>
*[[Maughold|Gob ny Rona, Maughold Head & Port Cornaa]] UK21005 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 209 ha)<ref name=21r/><ref name=UKOTCD/><ref>http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21005GobNyRonaMaugholdHd2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Maughold|Gob ny Rona, Maughold Head & Port Cornaa]] UK21005 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 209 ha)<ref name=21r/><ref name=UKOTCD/><ref>{{Cite web| title=Isle of Man, Gob ny Rona, Maughold Head and Port Cornaa proposed Ramsar site | url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21005GobNyRonaMaugholdHd2.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309001428/https://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21005GobNyRonaMaugholdHd2.pdf | archive-date=2022-03-09}}</ref>
*[[Dalby, Isle of Man|Dalby Peatlands]] UK21006 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 58 ha)<ref name=21r/><ref name=UKOTCD/><ref>http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21006DalbyPeatlands2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Dalby, Isle of Man|Dalby Peatlands]] UK21006 (Proposed in 2004 & 2005, 58 ha)<ref name=21r/><ref name=UKOTCD/><ref>{{Cite web| title=Dalby Peatlands, Isle of Man  | url=http://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21006DalbyPeatlands2.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309001321/https://www.ukotcf.org/pdf/Ramsar/21006DalbyPeatlands2.pdf | archive-date=2022-03-09}}</ref>


=== [[Important Marine Mammal Areas]] ===
=== [[Important Marine Mammal Areas]] ===


In 2024, the [[IUCN]] [[Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force]] recognised that 17,610km2 of the central [[Irish Sea]] as being of global importance for marine mammals, known as the [[Central Irish Sea Important Marine Mammal Area]]. This includes about half of Manx marine territorial waters.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/factsheets/central-irish-sea-imma/ | title=Central Irish Sea IMMA }}</ref>
In 2024, the [[IUCN]] [[Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force]] recognised that 17,610km2 of the central [[Irish Sea]] as being of global importance for marine mammals, known as the [[Central Irish Sea Important Marine Mammal Area]]. This includes about half of Manx marine territorial waters.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/factsheets/central-irish-sea-imma/ | title=Central Irish Sea IMMA }}</ref>
=== [[Important Shark and Ray Areas]] ===
Manx territorial waters support are globally important for sharks, skates and rays, with three (one in whole, two in part) globally significant [[Important Shark and Ray Areas]] which recognised by the [[IUCN]] Shark Specialist Group as follows:
*[[Calf of Man-Orrisdale ISRA]] - 205.5km2 for aggregations of Basking Shark ''Cetorhinus maximus''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://sharkrayareas.org/wp-content/uploads/isra-factsheets/2EuropeanAtlantic/Calf-of-Man-Orrisdale-2EuropeanAtlantic.pdf | title=Calf of man - Orrisdale isra - European Atlantic Region | website=sharkrayareas.org}}</ref>
*[[Northwest Irish Sea ISRA]] - 2,476.2km2 for Spurdog ''Squalus acanthias''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://sharkrayareas.org/wp-content/uploads/isra-factsheets/2EuropeanAtlantic/Northwest-Irish-Sea-2EuropeanAtlantic.pdf | title=Northwest Irish sea isra - European Atlantic Region | website=sharkrayareas.org}}</ref>
*[[Northeast Atlantic Corridor ISRA]] - 1,482,885 km2 for Porbeagle ''Lamna nasus'' and as migratory routes for Basking Shark ''Cetorhinus maximus''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://sharkrayareas.org/wp-content/uploads/isra-factsheets/2EuropeanAtlantic/Northeast-Atlantic-Corridor-2EuropeanAtlantic.pdf | title=Northeast atlantic corridor isra - European Atlantic Region | website=sharkrayareas.org}}</ref>


=== [[Important Bird Areas]] ===
=== [[Important Bird Areas]] ===
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==== [[Eelgrass]] Conservation Zones (Statutory – within MNRs) ====
==== [[Eelgrass]] Conservation Zones (Statutory – within MNRs) ====
Eelgrass ''[[Zostera marina]]'' is a legally protected species on the Isle of Man.<ref>https://www.legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1990/1990-0002/WildlifeAct1990_3.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201154718/http://www.legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1990/1990-0002/WildlifeAct1990_3.pdf |date=1 December 2023 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref> Between 2011 and 2018, four strictly protected Eelgrass Conservation Zones have been designated to protect this important species.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/entertainment/marine-life-column-an-eelgrass-bed-can-repair-itself-given-time-and-space-654229|title=Marine life column: An eelgrass bed can repair itself given time and space|date=2 December 2023}}</ref>
Eelgrass ''[[Zostera marina]]'' is a legally protected species on the Isle of Man.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1990/1990-0002/WildlifeAct1990_3.pdf | title=Wildlife act 1990 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201154718/http://www.legislation.gov.im/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1990/1990-0002/WildlifeAct1990_3.pdf | archive-date=1 December 2023 }} </ref> Between 2011 and 2018, four strictly protected Eelgrass Conservation Zones have been designated to protect this important species.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/entertainment/marine-life-column-an-eelgrass-bed-can-repair-itself-given-time-and-space-654229|title=Marine life column: An eelgrass bed can repair itself given time and space|date=2 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[Ramsey Bay]] MNR - Port Lewaigue & Ballure area (2011)
*[[Ramsey Bay]] MNR - Port Lewaigue & Ballure area (2011)
*[[Baie ny Carrickey]] MNR - east of Gansey Point (2018)
*[[Baie ny Carrickey]] MNR - east of Gansey Point (2018)
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=== [[Nature Reserve|Nature Reserves and Wildlife Sites]] ===
=== [[Nature Reserve|Nature Reserves and Wildlife Sites]] ===


====Manx Wildlife Trust Reserves====
'''[[Manx Wildlife Trust]]''' (MWT) was founded on 6th March 1973 and is the Isle of Man’s leading nature conservation charity.
'''Manx Wildlife Trust''' (MWT) was founded on 6 March 1973 and is the Isle of Man’s leading nature conservation charity.


As of May 2025, MWT manages 32 nature reserves, including the [[Calf of Man]] which is managed with and on behalf of [[Manx National Trust]]. These reserves total {{convert|1015.68 |ha|acres|abbr=on}}, or around 2% of the Isle of Man and include:
As of May 2026, MWT manages 37 nature reserves, including the [[Calf of Man]] which is managed with and on behalf of [[Manx National Trust]]. These reserves total {{convert|1102.96 |ha|acres|abbr=on}}, or around 2% of the Isle of Man and include:


{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Name!!Acquired!!Area!!Notes
!Name!!Acquired!!Area!!Notes
|-
|-
|Aust||2016|| {{convert|4.20|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Aust||2016|| {{convert|3.97|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Ballachrink||2011|| {{convert|10.08|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the Renscault & Ballachrink Bird Sanctuary
|Ballachrink||2011|| {{convert|10.42|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the Renscault & Ballachrink Bird Sanctuary
|-
|-
|Ballachurry||2016|| {{convert|1.67|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Ballachurry||2016|| {{convert|1.67|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Ballamooar Meadow||1994|| {{convert|0.39|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Ballamooar Meadow||1994|| {{convert|0.40|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Barnell Reservoir||1974 & 1984|| {{convert|1.57|ha|acres|abbr=on}}|| Part of the Ballamoar Bird Sanctuary (Patrick)
|Ballanoa||2026|| {{convert|0.78|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Billown||2023|| {{convert|1.66|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Includes Rosehill Quarry [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|ASSI]]
|Barnell Reservoir||1974 & 1984|| {{convert|1.63|ha|acres|abbr=on}}|| Part of the Ballamoar Bird Sanctuary (Patrick)
|-
|-
|Breagle Glen and Cronk Aash||1988, 1991 & 2010||{{convert|0.85|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Billown||2023|| {{convert|2.73|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Includes Rosehill Quarry [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|ASSI]]
|-
|-
|[[Calf of Man]]|| N/A || {{convert|262.34|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Owned by [[Manx National Trust]], co-managed in partnership with Manx Wildlife Trust since 2006. Candidate [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]]
|Breagle Glen & Cronk Aash||1988, 1991 & 2010||{{convert|0.85|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Close e Quayle||1994 & 2003|| {{convert|3.98|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|[[Calf of Man]]|| N/A || {{convert|262.34|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Owned by [[Manx National Trust]], co-managed in partnership with Manx Wildlife Trust since 2006. Candidate [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]] and forms the "Calf of Man" [[Important Bird Area|Important Bird & Biodiversity Area]]
|-
|Close y Corvalley||2026|| {{convert|2.18|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|-
|Close e Quayle||1994 & 2003|| {{convert|3.97|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|[[Curraghs|Close Sartfield]]||1987||{{convert|12.34|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the [[Ballaugh Curraghs]] [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|ASSI]] and Ramsar Site
|[[Curraghs|Close Sartfield]]||1987||{{convert|12.34|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the [[Ballaugh Curraghs]] [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|ASSI]] and Ramsar Site
|-
|-
|[[Curraghs|Close Umpson]]||1995|| {{convert|0.79|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI and Ramsar Site
|[[Curraghs|Close Umpson]]||1995, 2026|| {{convert|1.57|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI and Ramsar Site
|-
|-
|Cooildarry||1976 & 1979|| {{convert|5.23|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Close y Vaillee||2026|| {{convert|1.44|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI and Ramsar Site
|-
|-
|Creg y Cowin|| 2023|| {{convert|43.25|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Cooildarry||1976 & 1979|| {{convert|7.77|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Cronk y Bing||1989||{{convert|7.23|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||An [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|Area of Special Scientific Interest]]
|Creg y Cowin||2023|| {{convert|44.32|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|-
|Creggans||2025|| {{convert|19.02|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the "Isle of Man Hills" [[Important Bird Area|Important Bird & Biodiversity Area]]
|-
|Cronk y Bing||1989||{{convert|7.26|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||An [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|Area of Special Scientific Interest]]
|-
|Cronk y Chule||2026||{{convert|46.14|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|-
|-
|Curragh Feeagh||1986|| {{convert|2.40|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Curragh Feeagh||1986|| {{convert|2.40|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Curragh Kiondroghad (Onchan Community Wetlands)|| 1988 & 1990|| {{convert|0.53|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|Curragh Kiondroghad (Onchan Community Wetlands)||1988 & 1990|| {{convert|0.54|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|-
|-
|Dalby Mountain||1995 & 2024|| {{convert|45.24|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Candidate [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]], Part of the "Isle of Man Hills" [[Important Bird Area|Important Bird & Biodiversity Area]]
|Dalby Mountain||1995 & 2024|| {{convert|45.44|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Candidate [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]], Part of the "Isle of Man Hills" [[Important Bird Area|Important Bird & Biodiversity Area]]
|-
|-
|Dalby Mountain Fields||1995|| {{convert|4.26|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the "Isle of Man Hills" [[Important Bird Area|Important Bird & Biodiversity Area]]  
|Dalby Mountain Fields||1995|| {{convert|4.27|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the "Isle of Man Hills" [[Important Bird Area|Important Bird & Biodiversity Area]]  
|-
|-
|Dobbie's Meadow||2013|| {{convert|4.08|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Dobbie's Meadow||2013|| {{convert|4.10|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Earystane||1998|| {{convert|0.66|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Earystane||1998|| {{convert|0.67|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Fell's Field||1998|| {{convert|1.16|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Fell's Field||1998|| {{convert|1.16|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|[[Glen Auldyn]]||2025|| {{convert|454.87|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the "Isle of Man Hills" [[Important Bird Area|Important Bird & Biodiversity Area]]  
|[[Glen Auldyn]]||2025|| {{convert|455.22|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the "Isle of Man Hills" [[Important Bird Area|Important Bird & Biodiversity Area]]  
|-
|-
|Glen Dhoo||1995|| {{convert|9.62|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Glen Dhoo||1995|| {{convert|10.04|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Glion Darragh||2024|| {{convert|70.62|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|Glion Darragh||2024|| {{convert|74.23|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|-
|-
|[[Curraghs|Goshen]]||1995, 1998, 2008 & 2023||{{convert|18.92|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI and Ramsar Site
|[[Curraghs|Goshen]]||1995, 1998, 2008 & 2023||{{convert|18.93|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI and Ramsar Site
|-
|-
|[[Ramsey Hairpin|Hairpin Woodland Park]]||2019, 2022, 2024 & 2024|| {{convert|25.54|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|[[Ramsey Hairpin|Hairpin Woodland Park]]||2019, 2022, 2024 & 2025|| {{convert|32.89|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|-
|-
|Lough Cranstal||1989 & 2022|| {{convert|6.69|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Candidate [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]]
|Lough Cranstal||1989 & 2022|| {{convert|6.69|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Candidate [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar site]]
|-
|-
|Lough Gat e Whing||2016|| {{convert|1.75|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Lough Gat e Whing||2016|| {{convert|1.45|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|-
|-
|Miss Guyler's Meadow||1989|| {{convert|1.22|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
|Miss Guyler's Meadow||1989|| {{convert|1.22|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||  
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|[[Curraghs|Moaney & Crawyn's Meadows]]||1995|| {{convert|0.96|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI and Ramsar Site
|[[Curraghs|Moaney & Crawyn's Meadows]]||1995|| {{convert|0.96|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||Part of the Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI and Ramsar Site
|-
|-
|Mullen e Cloie||2008|| {{convert|1.14|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|Mullen e Cloie||2008|| {{convert|1.15|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|-
|-
|The Keyllagh||2024|| {{convert|10.44|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|The Keyllagh||2024|| {{convert|10.80|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||
|-
|-
|Total|| || {{convert|1015.68|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||This represents approximately 2% of the [[Isle of Man]]'s land area (57,198ha)
|Total|| || {{convert|1102.96|ha|acres|abbr=on}}||This represents approximately 2% of the [[Isle of Man]]'s land area (57,198ha)
|}
|}
====Designated Wildlife Sites====
====Designated Wildlife Sites====
The Isle of Man has (as of March 2023) 92 non-statutory 'Wildlife Sites' covering {{convert|1230.54|ha|acre|abbr=off}} in addition to the 10.4&nbsp;km of coastline. As of 30 January 2009 this total was 45 wildlife sites, covering about 195 ha of land and an additional {{convert|10.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} of inter-tidal coast. Wildlife Sites are not recognised in law, but are recognised in terms of Government policy, including planning and zonation (by the Isle of Man Strategic Plan) and agricultural policy (under Cross Compliance regulations). Wildlife Sites are shown on the MANNGIS Island Environment map.
The Isle of Man has (as of March 2023) 92 non-statutory 'Wildlife Sites' covering {{convert|1230.54|ha|acre|abbr=off}} in addition to the 10.4&nbsp;km of coastline. As of 30 January 2009 this total was 45 wildlife sites, covering about 195 ha of land and an additional {{convert|10.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} of inter-tidal coast. Wildlife Sites are not recognised in law, but are recognised in terms of Government policy, including planning and zonation (by the Isle of Man Strategic Plan) and agricultural policy (under Cross Compliance regulations). Wildlife Sites are shown on the MANNGIS Island Environment map.
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== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
[[File:cmglee_Douglas_Isle_of_Man_aerial_view.jpg|thumb|{{{1|right}}}|Aerial view of Douglas and the southern half of the Isle of Man]]
[[File:cmglee_Douglas_Isle_of_Man_aerial_view.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Douglas and the southern half of the Isle of Man]]
The island has a census-estimated population of 84,497 according to the most recent 2011 census: up from 79,805 in 2006 and 76,315 in 2001.
The island has a census-estimated population of 84,497 according to the most recent 2011 census: up from 79,805 in 2006 and 76,315 in 2001.


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