Mersey Lower Management Catchment
Operational catchments
There are 4 operational catchments in this management catchment.
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Catchment Partnerships work at a catchment scale to improve local environmental understanding and encourage community participation through collaboration and integration leading to improved actions.
About
The Mersey Estuary Management Catchment covers the Wirral peninsular to the south of the River Mersey and from Bootle to Warrington to the north of the river; this is an area with a population of approximately 1.4 million people. The Mersey Estuary is of worldwide importance for both heritage and environmental reasons. The Liverpool Waterfront is designated as a World Heritage site and the estuary itself is of international importance for wintering birds.
