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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
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	LC	winter	1989-1994	2,550 individuals	B1i, C3

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
Anser brachyrhynchus	Pink-footed Goose	2550	8	individuals	1	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	wood and pulp plantations (includes afforestation) - agro-industry plantations	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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)
Loch Macanrie Fens	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	109	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs	National Park	186,340	protected area overlaps with site	480
Lake of Menteith	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	489	protected area overlaps with site	489
Flanders Mosses	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,073	protected area overlaps with site	855
Flanders Moss	National Nature Reserve	822	protected area overlaps with site	210
Flanders Moss	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	859	protected area overlaps with site	859

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flanders Moss and Lake of Menteith. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flanders-moss-and-lake-of-menteith-iba-united-kingdom on 30/09/2023.