Darnaway and Lethen Forest (United Kingdom) IBA | Details

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Darnaway and Lethen Forest

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident (2007)	7	B2, C6

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	moderate	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	population	good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	7 / 10 (-)	70	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1965	Lower Findhorn Woods	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	4

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Forest	minor (<10)	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	minor (<10)	Humid grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Darnaway and Lethen Forest (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/darnaway-and-lethen-forest-iba-united-kingdom on 26/12/2024.