Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B2 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 16,374 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | not assessed | not assessed | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
The area is characterized by upland heather and grass moorland, and includes 19 peaks over 400 m with the highest, Snaefell, standing at 621 m. The hills run north-east to south-west, and are divided by a central valley formed by the Rivers Dhoo and Neb. The site holds important numbers of breeding upland species and Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Isle of Man Hills. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 27/10/2020.
