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Crussa Field and the Heogs


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: C7 (2007)
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Area: 467 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 near favourable very high low
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The site comprises herb-rich maritime heathland, the Heogs rocks and a number of disused chromite quarries. The site is important for breeding moorland birds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Crussa Field and the Heogs. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/crussa-field-and-the-heogs-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.