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Special Areas Of Conservation In Scotland
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in Scotland. * Abhainn Clais An Eas and Allt a`Mhuilinn * Achnahaird * Airds Moss * Altnaharra * Amat Woods * Ardgour Pinewoods * Ardmeanach * Ardnamurchan Burns * Ardvar and Loch a`Mhuilinn Woodlands * Ascrib, Isay and Dunvegan * Ballochbuie * Bankhead Moss, Beith * Barry Links * Beinn a' Ghlò * Beinn Bhàn (Special Area of Conservation), Beinn Bhàn * Beinn Dearg (Ullapool), Beinn Dearg * Beinn Iadain and Beinn na h`Uamha * Ben Alder and Aonach Beag (Ben Alder), Aonach Beag * Beinn Heasgarnich * Ben Lawers * Ben Lui * Ben Nevis * Ben Wyvis * Berriedale, Highland, Berriedale and Langwell Waters * Berwickshire (and North Northumberland Coast National Landscape, Northumberland Coast in England) * Black Loch Moss * Black Wood of Rannoch * Blawhorn Moss * Borders Woods * Braehead Moss * Broubster Leans * Buchan Ness to Collieston * Burrow Head * Caenlochan * Cairngorms * Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands * Cape Wrath * Carn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Areas Of Conservation
A special area of conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and approximately 1,000 species listed in annex I and II of the directive which are considered to be of European interest following criteria given in the directive. They must be chosen from the Site of Community Importance, sites of Community importance by the member states and designated SAC by an act assuring the conservation measures of the natural habitat. SACs complement special protection areas and together form a network of protected sites across the European Union called Natura 2000. This, in turn, is part of the Emerald network of Area of Special Conservation Interest, Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) under the Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats, Berne Convention. Assessment methodol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankhead Moss, Beith , a road in the United States
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Bankhead may refer to: People * Bankhead (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Canada * Bankhead, Alberta, a former coal mining village, now in Banff National Park Scotland * Bankhead, Edinburgh * Bankhead, a neighbourhood of Rutherglen, Lanarkshire * Bankhead, a hamlet near Midmar, Aberdeenshire United States *Bankhead, Atlanta, a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia **Bankhead station, a train station in Atlanta on the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) system *William B. Bankhead National Forest, in the United States state of Alabama Roads *Bankhead Highway The Bankhead Highway was a United States cross-country automobile highway connecting Washington, D.C., and San Diego, California, San Diego. The Bankhead Highway's beginnings can be traced back to 1916 when the Bankhead Highway Association was or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Wyvis
Ben Wyvis () is a mountain in Easter Ross, in the northern Highlands of Scotland. It lies north-west of Dingwall, in the council area of Highland, and the county of Ross and Cromarty. Ben Wyvis is a large winding and undulating ridge running roughly north–south for about 5 km, the highest point of which is Glas Leathad Mòr at . Geologically, the ridge is composed of Moine pelitic gneiss. The mountain is prominent in views of the area, presenting a whale-back shape above the farmland of Strathconon. Ben Wyvis is an important habitat for several species of plants and birds, and is designated as a National Nature Reserve (NNR), a Special Protection Area (SPA), a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Of particular importance is the woolly hair-moss that covers the summit plateau. This springy moss provides ideal nesting territory for dotterel that breed here each summer:The Story of Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis ( ; , ) is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles. Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the town of Fort William. The mountain is a popular destination, attracting an estimated 150,000 visitors a year, around three-quarters of whom use the Mountain Track from Glen Nevis. The mountain has hosted a foot race since 1898. The cliffs of the north face are among the highest in Scotland, providing classic scrambles and rock climbs of all difficulties for climbers and mountaineers. They are also the principal locations in Scotland for ice climbing. The cliffs of the north face can be viewed from the Charles Inglis Clark Memorial Hut, a private alpine hut. The summit is above sea level and is the highest land in any direction for . The summit is a stony plateau (a felsenmeer). It features a number of monuments and the ruins of an observatory which was continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lui
Ben Lui () is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of . Ben Lui is in northeast Argyll and is the highest peak of a mountain chain that includes three other Munros. It has five well-defined ridges radiating out from the summit. Four corries lie between the ridges, including Coirre Gaothaich on the northeast side of the mountain. Landscape Ben Lui is the highest and most famous of a group of four Munros that lie south of Glen Lochy, and about 10 km north of the top end of Loch Lomond. The other three Munros in the group are Beinn a' Chleibh, Ben Oss and Beinn Dubhchraig. Ben Lui stands on the main watershed of Scotland, and is a 'nodal peak', with its waters draining east to the Tay and North Sea, south to Loch Lomond and the Firth of Clyde, and west to the Lochy and Atlantic. It also appears to stand at the head of Glen Fyne, but waters which may once have flowed south-west to it are now captured east with a 50-metre-wide separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lawers
Ben Lawers () is the highest mountain in the Breadalbane, Scotland, Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. It lies north of Loch Tay and is the highest peak of the 'Ben Lawers group', a ridge that includes six other Munros: Beinn Ghlas, Meall Garbh (Lawers Group), Meall Garbh, Meall Corranaich, An Stùc, Meall Greigh and Meall a' Choire Leith. It is also the highest peak in Perthshire, and the List of Munro mountains in Scotland, tenth highest Munro in Scotland. Ben Lawers was long thought to be over in height, but accurate measurement in the 1870s showed it to be only .D. Bennet (ed.) The Southern Highlands. Scottish Mountaineering Club District Guides - Scottish Mountaineering Trust. 2nd edition (August 1986). p. 161 It is formed of metamorphic rock, most notably calcareous Schist, mica-schists, and lower down, schistose grits. Ben Lawers lies on the Drainage divide, watershed between the rivers River Tay, Tay and River Lyon, Lyon. Since the 1950s, water has been capture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beinn Heasgarnich
Beinn Heasgarnich () is a mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. It lies about 2 km south of Loch Lyon. It is a Munro A Munro (; ) is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over , and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevi ... with a height of . References * The Munros, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986, Donald Bennet (Editor) Munros Mountains and hills of the Southern Highlands One-thousanders of Scotland Marilyns of Scotland Mountains and hills of Perth and Kinross {{PerthKinross-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aonach Beag (Ben Alder)
Aonach Beag is a mountain in the Highlands of Scotland in the remote area between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan located about northwest of Ben Alder. Its prominence is with its parent peak, Geal-Charn, about to the east. In Gaelic, Aonach Beag means "little ridge" despite it being a Munro. It should not be confused with the better-known Munro near Ben Nevis, also called Aonach Beag, about to the west. The mountain is one of a range of hills running between Loch Ossian and Loch Pattack and is itself at the convergence of three ridges. Its neighbouring peak to the west is Beinn Eibhinn which extends over a larger area although at it is slightly less high. Between these two peaks is Lochan a'Chàrra Mhòir at the head of Choire a'Chàrra Mhòir. The shortest route of ascent starts from Corrour railway station and passes Loch Ossian youth hostal before going beside the southern shore of Loch Ossian to pass Corrour Lodge and then go up Bealach Dubh along Uisge Labhair. At one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Alder
Ben Alder () is the highest mountain in the remote area of the Scottish Highlands between Loch Ericht and Glen Spean. It rises to , making it the 25th highest Munro. The vast summit plateau is home of one of Britain's highest bodies of standing water, Lochan a' Garbh Coire. Climbing Sitting 19 km from Dalwhinnie and 15 km from Corrour railway station, it is commonly climbed in a two-day expedition, usually taking in its lower neighbour, Beinn Bheoil. There are two bothies near the mountain: Culra Lodge (closed due to asbestos contamination) to the northeast and Ben Alder Cottage to the south, both potentially providing shelter for walkers in the area. Ben Alder Cottage is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a ghillie who hanged himself from the rafters. The "Man with no Name" A man's body was found near the top of Ben Alder in June 1996, at the edge of a cliff face, overlooking a lochan, his heart pierced by an old-fashioned lead ball bullet. All the labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beinn Dearg (Ullapool)
Beinn Dearg (one of a number of Scottish hills of that name) is a mountain in the Inverlael area of the Highlands of Scotland. It is most frequently climbed by following the River Lael up Gleann na Sguaib. Starting from near the head of Loch Broom, a path follows the glen to a bealach, which is about north of the summit. From this bealach, the neighbouring peaks of Cona' Mheall and Meall na Ceapraichean may also be climbed. Eididh nan Clach Geala, which lies about north of Beinn Dearg, is also added in to complete a round of four Munros. During early 2005, strong winds caused much damage to trees in the Inverlael Forest, almost completely blocking the route described. Beinn Dearg is designated as a Special Protection Area. The area encompasses a diverse range of habitats, including woodland, mire, open water, dwarf-shrub heath, and cliffs. Most significantly, the summit areas support specialist mountain birds such as breeding dotterel ''Charadrius morinellus'' and golde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
