Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: C6 (2007)
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Area: 52,507 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | unfavourable | low | negligible |
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Nutrient-poor lochs and lochans with fringing aquatic vegetation. The surrounding catchment area incorporates upland heath and mire, upland broadleaved woodland, commercial forestry plantations and remnants of Caledonian pine forest.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West Inverness-shire Lochs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-inverness-shire-lochs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.