UK098
Abernethy Forest


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A1, B1i, B2, C1, C3, C6 (2000)
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Area: 5,769 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 very unfavourable very high high
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The largest tract of native pinewood Pinus sylvestris in Britain, representing part of a once continuous area of woodland that covered the lower slopes of the Cairngorms. The site includes some completely undisturbed high forest, with a Juniperus scrub layer.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Abernethy Forest. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/abernethy-forest-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.