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Kirkcowan Flow

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Location of Kirkcowan Flow SAC/SCI/cSAC

Country	Scotland
Unitary Authority	Dumfries and Galloway
Centroid*	NX250710
Latitude	55 00 10 N
Longitude	04 44 10 W
SAC EU code	UK0019813
Status	Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha)	777.57
* 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 (88%) Humid grassland. Mesophile grassland (10%) Improved grassland (2%) 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

7130 Blanket bogs * Priority feature

Kirkcowan Flow is the largest of the four relicts of the former flow-ground in south-west Scotland and is most representative of this geographic region. The site contains a number of features not found on the other three sites, including extensive surface patterning with Sphagnum cuspidatum hollows. The core of the site displays a mixture of partially-patterned watershed bog and extensive flushed slopes very similar to Feur Lochain on Islay.

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

7150 Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion

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