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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.

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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 24/11/2024.