Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B2 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 4,045 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | medium | favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A large, shallow sea loch at the western end of Dumfries and Galloway, which supports the only commercial native oysterbeds in Scotland. Stranraer is located at the base of the loch, with its ferry port. The IBA supports important numbers of wintering waterbirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Loch Ryan. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/03/2021.
