Key Biodiversity Areas

Slamannan Plateau (20836)
United Kingdom, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Slamannan Plateau
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.9472, Longitude: -3.8503
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 33.11593
Protected area coverage (%): 18.87
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: A large area of mixed bog and marsh, important for wintering wildfowl, mainly Anser fabalis.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: First identified in 2007. Digitised onto 1:50,000 scale OS maps.

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)48
Grassland48
Artificial - Terrestrial5

Threats


Threat level 1Threat level 2Threat level 3Timing
Energy production & miningRenewable energyOnly in the future
Energy production & miningMining & quarryingOnly in the future