Bridgend Flats, Islay
- Country:United Kingdom
- Site number:403
- Area:331 ha
- Designation date:14-07-1988
- Coordinates:55°46'N 06°16'W
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Overview
Bridgend Flats, Islay. 14/07/88; Scotland; 331 ha; 55°46'N 006°16'W. Added to the Montreux Record, 4 July 1990, removed from the Record, 9 November 1991. Special Protection Area EC Directive, SSSI. An area of sand and mudflats backed by saltmarsh. An important feature of the site is the well-developed transition from upper saltmarsh to freshwater marsh and fen, which exhibits a high botanical diversity. Internationally important numbers (up to 14,000 birds) of geese from the Greenland breeding population roost at the site. Ramsar site no. 403. Most recent RIS information: 2005.
Administrative region:
Scotland
- National legal designation:
- sssi
- esa
- ncr
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
- Last publication date:01-01-2005