Loch of Lintrathen

Loch of Lintrathen

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
217
Area:
217.0 ha
Designation date:
24-07-1981
Coordinates:
56°40'49"N 03°10'49"W

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Loch of Lintrathen. 24/07/81; Scotland; 217 ha; 56°41'N 003°11'W. SSSI. A large, deep nutrient-rich loch, occupying a mid-altitude basin of glacial origin and used as a water supply reservoir. There is no emergent vegetation within the site, but occasional falls in water level due to water extraction from the reservoir can create large expanses of dswarf inundation vegetation; Peplis portula and Eleocharis acicularis characterize this vegetation. The site includes a viewing hide overlooking the area frequented by internationally important numbers of roosting and wintering Anser anser. Small numbers of other wintering geese, ducks, and swans also occur. Ramsar site no. 217. Most recent RIS information: 2006.
Administrative region: Scotland
National legal designation:
  • sssi
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-2006
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)