Ir-Ramla Natura 2000 site, commonly referred to as Ir-Ramla l-Ħamra, is characterised by a sandy beach and sand dune.

The area is surrounded by gently sloping hills and exposed cliffs on either side of the bay. A running temporary stream divides the beach during the rainy season, with a freshwater pool forming a marshland community.

This site houses the most important extant sand dune community of the Maltese islands, with an almost complete dune system from embryo dunes to fixed dunes. Ir-Ramla area also houses a large range of animals and plants that are endemic, meaning that they exist only in the Maltese islands and nowhere else in the world. The sand dune community of the area includes a variety of important species which depend on the sand, many of which have a restricted distribution in the Maltese islands such as the sand cricket and sea medick.

The cliffs on either side of the bay and the marshland are also important for many species, including some rare and endemic species.

This Natura 2000 site will be subject to the preparation of a management plan and/or legislation in the near future, as part of an EU-funded project that Mepa is undertaking for the management planning all the terrestrial Natura 2000 sites of the Maltese islands.