Loch of Inch & Torrs Warren
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Site number:
- 972
- Area:
- 2,111.0 ha
- Designation date:
- 02-02-1999
- Coordinates:
- 54°50'53"N 04°53'29"W
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Loch of Inch & Torrs Warren. 02/02/99; Scotland; 2,111 ha; 54°50'N 004°52'W. Special Protection Area EC Directive. The area is composed of two separate sites: a large nutrient-rich freshwater loch including well-developed fen communities, and an area of foreshore and sand dunes. In winter, both components of the site support internationally important numbers of Greenland White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons flavirostris). The area is used for nature conservation, military activities, pastoral agriculture, tourism, and hunting. Ramsar site no. 972. Most recent RIS information: 2006.
Administrative region
Scotland
National legal designation
- sssi
Regional (international) legal designations
- EU Natura 2000
Last publication date:
01-01-2006