North Rona

Site details

UK map showing location of North Rona Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of North Rona SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country Scotland
Unitary Authority  Western Isles / Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Centroid* HW811327
Latitude 59 07 30 N
Longitude 05 49 30 W
SAC EU code UK0012696
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 628.53
* 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

Marine areas. Sea inlets (80%)
Salt marshes. Salt pastures. Salt steppes (3%)
Shingle. Sea cliffs. Islets (9%)
Bogs. Marshes. Water fringed vegetation. Fens (2%)
Dry grassland. Steppes (6%)


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

Not applicable

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

1170 Reefs
1230 Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts
8330 Submerged or partially submerged sea caves

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

1364 Grey seal  Halichoerus grypus
North Rona is a remote and very exposed island in the North Atlantic off the north-west tip of mainland Scotland. The islands are rarely disturbed by human activities in the breeding season. Grey seal Halichoerus grypus are found over much of the island and use many of the submerged sea caves that are found around the coast. North Rona supports the third-largest breeding colony in the UK, representing some 5% of annual UK pup production.

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

Not applicable.


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