UK205
Moorfoot Hills


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: B3 (2007)
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Area: 9,812 hectares (98.12 km2)

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 not assessed low low
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Site description (2007 baseline)
One large and several smaller blocks of upland moorland to the north-east of Peebles. The IBA holds an assemblage of breeding upland species.


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