SPA description
(information as published 2001)
Din Moss – Hoselaw Loch
Din Moss – Hoselaw Loch is located on the northern slopes of the
Cheviot Hills in southern Scotland. Hoselaw Loch is a mid-altitude
(c. 180 m a.s.l.) loch that is surrounded by Din Moss – an
area of raised bog with associated lagg fens. It is one of the most
complete examples of a raised mire in this area of Scotland. The
loch is used as a wintering roost by large numbers of both
Icelandic/Greenland Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
and Icelandic Greylag Goose Anser anser. The geese feed in
surrounding areas of agricultural land outside the SPA.
Qualifying species
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This site qualifies under Article 4.2 of the
Directive (79/409/EEC) by supporting populations of European
importance of the following migratory species:
Over winter;
Greylag Goose Anser anser, 1,081 individuals
representing at least 1.1% of the wintering Iceland/UK/Ireland
population (5 year peak mean 1991/2 - 1995/6)
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus, 1,180
individuals representing at least 0.5% of the wintering Eastern
Greenland/Iceland/UK population (5 year peak mean 1991/2 -
1995/6)
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