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Site description (2007 baseline):
Site location and context
Loch Ashie is a large, open, mesotrophic loch located south-east of the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands. Much of the shoreline is stony and exposed, with only small patches of emergent vegetation. Where the shore is more sheltered, small beds of
Carex rostrata have developed. The loch is the most important site in Britain for
Podiceps auritus gathering during the pre- and post-breeding periods.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch Ashie (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-ashie-iba-united-kingdom on 27/11/2024.
