Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: C6 (2007)
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Area: 2,164 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | not assessed | medium |
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Site description
The only major mountain massif in the eastern Highlands north of the Great Glen. Its size, altitude and location give it a unique character midway between the continental Cairngorm massif and the oceanic mountains of the western Highlands. Summit heath and bryophyte-rich snowbed areas complement montane and submontane dwarf shrub heath, upland Betula forests and blanket bog. The site holds an assemblage of breeding upland birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ben Wyvis. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 15/12/2019.
