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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident (1999–2003)	13 males	C6

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 key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Forestry plantations
Shrubland	major (>10)	Heathland

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Novar (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/novar-iba-united-kingdom on 08/01/2025.