Dun Moss and Forest of Alyth Mires

Site details

UK map showing location of Dun Moss and Forest of Alyth Mires Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Dun Moss and Forest of Alyth Mires SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country Scotland
Unitary Authority  Perth and Kinross
Centroid* NO176573
Latitude 56 42 00 N
Longitude 03 20 42 W
SAC EU code UK0030152
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 469.96
* 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 (43%)
Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (49%)
Dry grassland. Steppes (6%)
Humid grassland. Mesophile 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

7110 Active raised bogs  * Priority feature
This site lies in the Grampian foothills and comprises a series of raised mires in the adjacent Forest of Alyth Mires and Dun Moss. The sites are remarkable not only for the retention of their poor-fen lagg zones but for the diversity and abundance of Sphagnum species, including the relatively scarce Sphagnum fuscum and S. imbricatum.

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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