Moorfoot Hills (United Kingdom) IBA | Details

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Moorfoot Hills

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
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding (1985–1986)	66 pairs	B3

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	not assessed	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

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%)	rapid decline (>30% 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	Unknown	Not assessed	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Dundreich Plateau	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	3
1971	Moorfoot Hills	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) (IV)	89

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	40
Shrubland	40	Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	20	Rivers and streams; Blanket bogs

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
tourism/recreation	50

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.