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Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2007)
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Area: 26,224 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 very unfavourable very high medium
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The site includes the largest remaining continuous block of unforested moorland in south-west Scotland. The main habitats include heather and grass moorland and blanket bog.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/muirkirk-and-north-lowther-uplands-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.