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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	2007	7	B2, C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Tetrao urogallus	Western Capercaillie	10	7	-	70	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Lower Findhorn Woods	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	177	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lower Findhorn Woods	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	177	protected area overlaps with site	0
Darnaway and Lethen Forest	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,830	is identical to site	1,821

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Darnaway and Lethen Forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/darnaway-and-lethen-forest-iba-united-kingdom on 04/10/2023.