Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 9,404 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | high | not assessed | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The site includes the rounded summits on either side of the Drumochter pass, and several plateaus, which are divided by steep-sided stream gullies. Montane communities present include grassland, high altitude blanket mires and lichen-rich heaths. This area supports a range of birds associated with montane plateaus and open moorland.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Drumochter Hills. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/12/2019.
