UK240
Sandwick and Clift Hills


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4ii, B1ii, B3, C3 (2007)
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Area: 2,270 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 favourable very high negligible
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Site description (2007 baseline)
A large block of moorland located to the south-west of Cunningsburgh, important for breeding skuas.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sandwick and Clift Hills (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sandwick-and-clift-hills-iba-united-kingdom on 24/11/2024.