Black Wood of Rannoch

Site details

UK map showing location of Black Wood of Rannoch Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Black Wood of Rannoch SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country Scotland
Unitary Authority  Perth and Kinross
Centroid* NN562552
Latitude 56 40 00 N
Longitude 04 20 50 W
SAC EU code UK0012758
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 1100.65
* This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC.

General site character

Bogs. Marshes. Water fringed vegetation. Fens (4%)
Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (3.4%)
Dry grassland. Steppes (0.3%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (9%)
Coniferous woodland (83%)
Other land (including towns, villages, roads, waste places, mines, industrial sites) (0.3%)


Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

Natura 2000 data form for this site as submitted to Europe (PDF format, size 30kb).

 

Note:

When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

91C0 Caledonian forest  * Priority feature
Black Wood of Rannoch is the most extensive area of relict Caledonian forest remaining in Perthshire. It is representative of the South Central biochemical region and is the most southerly pinewood selected. The wood contains important communities of species characteristic of old pinewoods, particularly lichens and fungi, and supports a number of rare species, such as coralroot Corallorhiza trifida and serrated wintergreen Orthilia secunda. It also supports populations of Scottish crossbill Loxia scotica and capercaillie Tetrao urogallus.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable.

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

Not applicable.


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