St Abbs Head to Fast Castle (2602)
United Kingdom, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: St Abbs Head to Fast Castle
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.9152, Longitude: -2.1453
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 94
Area of KBA (km2): 2.50402
Protected area coverage (%): 98.79
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Exposed cliffs and cliff-ledges, which extend for over 10 km along the Berwickshire coast. The site holds breeding seabirds and waterbirds.
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 recognised in 1989; no significant boundary changes since then. SPA boundary used from JNCC; digitised at 1:10,000 scale.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (10%) | nature conservation and research (20%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 94 | |
| Shrubland | 5 | |
| Forest | 1 |