Roman Wall Loughs

Site details

UK map showing location of Roman Wall Loughs Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Roman Wall Loughs SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country England
Unitary Authority  Northumberland
Centroid* NY775695
Latitude 55 01 10 N
Longitude 02 21 06 W
SAC EU code UK0030267
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 684.26
* 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

Inland water bodies (standing water, running water) (11.6%)
Bogs. Marshes. Water fringed vegetation. Fens (41.1%)
Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (8.9%)
Humid grassland. Mesophile grassland (14.1%)
Improved grassland (21.4%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (1.4%)
Coniferous woodland (0.5%)
Mixed woodland (0.8%)
Inland rocks. Screes. Sands. Permanent snow and ice (0.2%)


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).

Interactive map from MAGIC (Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside).

 

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

3150 Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition-type vegetation
The Roman Wall Loughs area contains three natural eutrophic lakes, Crag, Broomlee and Greenlee Loughs. Together the loughs contain 11 species of pondweed Potamogeton including P. lucens, P. pusillus, and P. obtusifolius. P. gramineus occurs in all three loughs in an unusual association with stoneworts Chara spp. The nationally-rare autumnal water-starwort Callitriche hermaphroditica occurs in Crag Lough. Shoreweed Littorella uniflora grows in Broomlee and Greenlee Loughs, and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris in the latter.

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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