Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 58,295 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2007 | high | not assessed | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (baseline)
A very large area of forest, including lochs, rivers and moorland, that stretches from Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway into the Strathclyde region. The IBA supports a range of breeding waders and waterbirds, in addition to species of forest and moorland.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Galloway Forest Park. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2661 on 31/05/2023.
