Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2, B3, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 11,476 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | very high | near favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The IBA covers a large part of the high island of Hoy, with Old Red Sandstone cliffs on the west coast reaching 338 m. These include the famous 137 m high rock stack, the Old Man of Hoy. The site includes Orkney's only remaining piece of relict deciduous woodland, and lichen and bryophyte-rich heaths. The site is important for breeding seabirds, raptors and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Hoy. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/02/2021.
