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Site description (2007 baseline):
Site location and context
The only major mountain massif in the eastern Highlands north of the Great Glen. Its size, altitude and location give it a unique character midway between the continental Cairngorm massif and the oceanic mountains of the western Highlands. Summit heath and bryophyte-rich snowbed areas complement montane and submontane dwarf shrub heath, upland
Betula forests and blanket bog. The site holds an assemblage of breeding upland birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ben Wyvis (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ben-wyvis-iba-united-kingdom on 05/12/2024.
