Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B1i, B2, B3, C3, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 58,984 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | near favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
These peatlands cover the greater part of the island, and are interspersed with freshwater lochs and complexes of bog pools. The area is important for breeding waders, divers and raptors, and nationally for Crex crex.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lewis Peatlands. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 04/08/2020.
