UK260
Upper Deeside Plantations


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1 (2007)
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Area: 1,030 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 not assessed low negligible
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Valley side, covered with coniferous forest, situated to the north of the River Dee at Braemar opposite the Ballochbuie forest.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Deeside Plantations. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-deeside-plantations-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.