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Loch Lomond


Country/territory: United Kingdom
Subnational region(s): Scotland

IBA Justification: C6 (2007)

Area: 508 hectares (5.08 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 not assessed medium medium


Site description (2007 baseline)
The site includes a series of large, wooded islands in the southern part of Loch Lomond, and an area of marshland in the south-east corner of the loch. The IBA is important for Tetrao urogallus and wintering geese.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loch Lomond (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loch-lomond-iba-united-kingdom on 06/01/2025.