Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: C7 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,719 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | unfavourable | very high | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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 (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moorland Areas, Central Shetland. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moorland-areas-central-shetland-iba-united-kingdom on 26/09/2023.
