Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4iii, B1ii, B3, C3, C4 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 171 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | low | unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A stretch of low cliffs and small areas of maritime grassland, heathland and herb-rich grasslands and flushes situated along the north Buchan coast. The site holds breeding seabirds and waterbirds. It is one of only two Sula bassana breeding colonies on the UK mainland.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Troup, Pennan and Lion Heads. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/01/2021.
