Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: C7 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,130 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | unfavourable | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2007 baseline)
A mosaic of moorland and blanket bog, which overlies deep peat. Calluna, Eriophorum and Scirpus dominate the blanket bog plant community, which is interspersed with areas of acid grassland and Sphagnum-rich mire. The IBA supports an assemblage of breeding moorland birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Blackpark and Gutcher, Yell (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blackpark-and-gutcher-yell-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.