UK206
Moorland Areas, Central Shetland


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: C7 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 2,719 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 unfavourable very high negligible
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The IBA comprises stretches of blanket bog, with lochans, in addition to a variety of other habitats including wet and dry heaths and mires, acid grassland and areas of marsh. The site supports a suite of breeding moorland birds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moorland Areas, Central Shetland. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moorland-areas-central-shetland-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.