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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
Merlin Falco columbarius	LC	breeding (2000–2007)	present	C7

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	Unknown	Not assessed	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1952	Rammer Cleugh	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (III)	1
1953	Danskine Loch	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	<1
1972	Lammer Law	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	2
1972	Woodhall Dean	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	<1
1978	Papana Water	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	<1
1985	Woodhall Dean	Nature Reserve (IV)	<1
1985	Crook Burn, Dyeshaugh	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	major (>10)	Heathland

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lammermuirs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lammermuirs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.