Protected areas of Bermuda

Published: May 27, 2009, 1:10 pm

Contributing Author: Elisa Triana

Source: WDPA

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Protected area highlights for Bermuda (January 31, 2008):

	of Areas	Area km²
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Bermuda's Territorial Area)	132	158	5.3%
- Terrestrial (% of Bermuda's Terrestrial Territorial Area)	90	8	14.4%
- Marine and Littoral Protected Area	101	151
Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area
Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km²	1
Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)	7	0.36

There are seven wetlands in Bermuda recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention):

Hungry Bay Mangrove Swamp	Marine	2
Lover's Lake Nature Reserve	Marine	2
Paget Marsh	Both	11	11
Pembroke Marsh East	Terrestrial	8
Somerset Long Bay Pond	Marine	1
Spittal Pond	Marine	10
Warwick Pond	Terrestrial	2

The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 135 nationally recognized protected areas in Bermuda (3 more than in the summary above):

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name ! scope="col" align="center" | IUCN Designation ! scope="col" align="center" | Marine or
Terrestrial ! scope="col" align="center" | Total
Area
(Hectares) ! scope="col" align="center" | Total
Marine
Area
(Hectares) |- align="left"

Achilles Bay Park		Both	1.0
Admiralty House Park	II	Terrestrial	6.6
Airplane Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Alexandra's Battery Park	III	Both	1.2	1.0
Aristo Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Astwood Park	II	Both	9.0	12.0
Avocado Lodge	II	Terrestrial	1.2
Blanche King Protected Area	II	Both	28.3	100.0
Blue Hole Hill Park	IV	Both	0.15
Botanical Gardens Park	II	Both	13.9	1.0
Breman Island Park	II	Both	0.5
Burchall Cove Park	II	Both	1.0
Burt Island Park	II	Both	3.4	4.0
Butterfield (BNT)		Marine	0.25	1.0
Caraquet Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Castle Harbour Islands Nature Reserve	IV	Both	12.8	16.0
Church Bay Park	II	Both	4.3	4.0
Commissioner's Point Area	II	Marine	12.6	12.6
Coney Island Park		Both	6.0	8.0
Constellation Area	II	Marine	78.5	78.5
Crawl Waterfront Park	II	Both	0.09
Cristobal Colon Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Crow Lane Park		Terrestrial	1.3
Daniel's Head Beach	II	Terrestrial	0.3
Daniel's Island Nature Reserve	IV	Both	70.0
Darlington Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Devons Spring Park	Ib	Terrestrial	0.8
Devonshire Bay Park	III	Terrestrial	1.9
Devonshire Marsh (BNT)		Terrestrial	4.1
Duck's Puddle Park	II	Marine	0.2	1.0
Eastern Blue Cut Protected Area	II	Marine	113.0	113.0
Elbow Beach	II	Both	0.02
Evans Bay Private Reserve		Marine
Evan's Pond Nature Reserve	IV	Both	56.0	1.0
Ferry Point Park	II	Both	27.8	23.0
Firefly (BAS)		Terrestrial	0.4
Freer Cox (BAS)		Terrestrial	2.5
Friendship Vale Park		Both	0.5
Garthowen Park		Terrestrial	0.9
Gates Fort Park	III	Both	0.4	1.0
Gibbons (BNT)		Both	1.3	1.0
Gibbs Hill L.H. Park	III	Both	2.4	2.0
Gilbert Park	Ib	Terrestrial	1.2
Gladys Morrell (BNT)		Both	0.8	1.0
Godet's Island Nature Reserve	IV	Both	17.0
Godet's Rock Nature Reserve	IV	Both	11.0
Governor's Island Park	Ib	Both	0.5
Great Head Park	II	Both	10.0	11.0
Great Sound Private Reserve		Marine
H.T. North (BNT)		Marine	1.8	3.0
Hamilton Harbour Private Reserve		Marine
Happy Valley Park	Ib	Terrestrial	3.4
Harrington Sound Private Reserve		Marine
Hen Island Park	II	Both	1.1
Hermes and Minnie Breslauer Protected Area	II	Marine	78.5	78.5
Heydon Trust Private Reserve		Both	16.0
Higgs Island Park	II	Both	1.6	2.0
Hog Bay Park	II	Terrestrial	3.7
Hog Breaker Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Horseshoe Island Park	II	Both	0.6	1.0
Hungry Bay Nature Reserve	IV	Marine	3.0	4.0
I.W. Hughes (BNT)		Terrestrial	0.5
John Smith Bay Park	II	Terrestrial	0.7
Kate Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Kindley Field Park	II	Both	6.4	3.0
Lambda Island (BAS)		Both	0.4	1.0
Lartington Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
L'Herminie Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Little Head Park	II	Both	9.0	4.0
Lovers Lake Nature Reserve	IV	Marine	2.0	8.0
Madiana Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Mangrove Bay Park	II	Both	0.2
Mangrove Lake Private Reserve		Both	12.0
Marie Celeste Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Mill Creek Park		Terrestrial	1.0
Mills Breaker Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Montana Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Morgan and Palm Island (BNT)		Both	1.7
Mullet Bay Park	II	Both	1.3	1.0
Nelly Island Park	Ib	Both	4.4	5.0
North Carolina Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
North East Breaker Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
North Rock Protected Area	II	Marine	314	314.2
North Shore Coral Reef Preserve	IV	Marine	13,050	13,050
Orange Valley Park	Ib	Terrestrial	3.0
Paget Island Park	II	Both	13.0
Paget Marsh (BAS)	IV	Terrestrial	3.5
Paget Marsh (BNT)	IV	Terrestrial	11.4
Palmetto Park	Ib	Both	7.0
Pearl Island (BAS)		Both	0.8
Peggy's Island Park	II	Both	0.02
Pelinaion and Rita Zovetto Protected Area	II	Marine	78.5	78.5
Pembroke Marsh	IV	Both	7.8
Penhurst Park	Ib	Terrestrial	6.0
Rabbit Island (BNT)		Marine	0.3	1.0
Robinson Bay Park	II	Both	0.3
Rocky Hill Park	II	Both	2.1	1.0
Rogue Island (BNT)		Terrestrial	0.8
Saltus Island (BNT)		Both	1.3	1.0
Scaur Hill Fort Park	II	Marine	9.0	10.0
Sears Cave (BAS)		Terrestrial	0.2
Seymour's Pond (BAS)		Both	1.2
Shelly Bay Beach	II	Both	1.0	3.0
Shelly Bay Marsh	IV	Both	2.4	2.0
Smith's Island Park	Ib	Both	8.0
Snake Pit Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Somerset Long Bay Park	II	Terrestrial	1.4
Somerset Long Bay (BAS)	IV	Terrestrial	1.0
South Shore Park	II	Both	38.0	58.0
South Shore Coral Reef Preserve	IV	Marine	450.0	450.0
South West Breaker Area	II	Marine	113.1	113.1
Spanish Point Park	II	Both	3.0	1.0
Spittal Pond Nature Reserve	IV	Marine	14.0	14.0
Spittal Pond (BNT)	IV	Terrestrial	9.5
Springfield-Gilbert (BNT)		Terrestrial	3.2
St David's L.H. Park	III	Terrestrial	2.7
Stokes Point (BAS)		Both	1.5
Summerhaven Nature Reserve	IV	Both	0.7	3.0
Tarpon Hole Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Taunton Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
The Arboretum	V	Terrestrial	8.0
The Cathedral Protected Area	II	Marine	28.3	28.3
Tobacco Bay Park	II	Both	1.0
Tulo Valley Nursery Park	II	Terrestrial	2.0
Vixen Protected Area	II	Marine	3.1	3.1
Walsingham Marine Reserve		Both	9.0	24.9
Warwick Pond (BNT)		Both	3.8
Warwick Ridge Park	Ib	Terrestrial	0.5
Watch Hill Park	II	Both	3.0
Watlington (BAS)		Terrestrial	2.9
West Whale Bay Park	III	Both	2.88
Wilkinson (BNT)		Terrestrial	0.2
Wilkinson Memorial Park		Both	1.5
Winterhaven Nature Reserve	IV	Both	4	10.0
Xing Da Area	II	Marine	13	12.6