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Nólsoy


Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context
An island with rugged coasts, steep cliffs, boulder-screes, and grass slopes with important seabird colonies. Inland there are heath and moorland areas. Land-uses include sheep-grazing.



Key biodiversity
Nólsoy holds internationally important seabird colonies, with c.90,000 pairs of breeding seabird.



Protected areas
National None International None




Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nólsoy (Faroe Islands (to Denmark)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nólsoy-iba-faroe-islands-(to-denmark) on 23/12/2024.