Special Protection Areas (SPAs): Scotland

UK Special Protection Areas 31 August 2007
Site name	Site code	Country	Area (ha)	Latitude	Longitude	Status
Abernethy Forest	UK9002561	S	5793.46	57 13 22 N	03 18 10 W	Classified
Achanalt Marshes	UK9001701	S	208.25	57 36 10 N	04 53 30 W	Classified
Ailsa Craig	UK9003091	S	99.94	55 15 15 N	05 07 00 W	Classified
Aird & Borve, Benbecula	UK9001751	S	361	57 27 20 N	07 23 30 W	Classified
Anagach Woods	UK9020297	S	392.78	57 19 45 N	03 34 30 W	Classified
Arran Moors	UK9003341	S	10736.51	55 32 40 N	05 13 30 W	Classified
Assynt Lochs	UK9001591	S	1156.43	58 10 00 N	05 00 00 W	Classified
Auskerry	UK9002381	S	101.97	59 02 00 N	02 34 00 W	Classified
Ballochbuie	UK9002781	S	1881.73	56 59 30 N	03 19 06 W	Classified
Beinn Dearg	UK9001631	S	5567.59	57 48 00 N	04 55 00 W	Classified
Ben Alder	UK9002551	S	2860.21	56 50 25 N	04 29 45 W	Classified
Ben Wyvis	UK9001641	S	2174.54	57 41 00 N	04 34 30 W	Classified
Black Cart	UK9003221	S	56.3	55 52 45 N	04 26 20 W	Classified
Bridgend Flats, Islay	UK9003052	S	331.16	55 46 22 N	06 16 05 W	Classified
Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast	UK9002491	S	208.62	57 26 20 N	01 48 30 W	Classified
Caenlochan	UK9004011	S	5975.28	56 52 54 N	03 17 30 W	Classified
Cairngorms	UK9002241	S	50903.74	57 04 30 N	03 38 30 W	Classified
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands	UK9001151	S	145516.75	58 20 10 N	03 56 15 W	Classified
Caithness Lochs	UK9001171	S	1378.45	58 29 30 N	03 20 00 W	Classified
Calf of Eday	UK9002431	S	238.03	59 14 24 N	02 43 48 W	Classified
Cameron Reservoir	UK9004131	S	68.76	56 17 32 N	02 51 12 W	Classified
Canna and Sanday	UK9001431	S	1341.27	57 04 00 N	06 30 00 W	Classified
Cape Wrath	UK9001231	S	1019.18	58 36 00 N	04 53 30 W	Classified
Castle Loch, Lochmaben	UK9003191	S	107.6	55 07 12 N	03 25 50 W	Classified
Cnuic agus Cladach Mhuile	UK9003311	S	29248.97	56 26 30 N	06 00 20 W	Classified
Coll	UK9003031	S	2321.88	56 39 16 N	06 30 05 W	Classified
Coll (corncrake)	UK9003033	S	371.13	56 36 10 N	06 37 15 W	Classified
Copinsay	UK9002151	S	125.42	58 54 00 N	02 40 30 W	Classified
Craigmore Wood	UK9001801	S	654.09	57 17 00 N	03 37 00 W	Classified
Creag Meagaidh	UK9002161	S	2872.64	56 57 00 N	04 35 00 W	Classified
Cromarty Firth	UK9001623	S	3746.95	57 41 00 N	04 12 00 W	Classified
Cuillins	UK9001781	S	29490.01	57 14 39 N	06 08 45 W	Classified
Darnaway and Lethen Forest	UK9020292	S	1828.61	57 32 45 N	03 41 45 W	Classified
Din Moss – Hoselaw Loch	UK9004291	S	50.59	55 34 33 N	02 18 30 W	Classified
Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet	UK9001622	S	7836.33	57 51 00 N	04 02 30 W	Classified
Drumochter Hills	UK9002301	S	9445.56	56 51 54 N	04 14 48 W	Classified
East Caithness Cliffs	UK9001182	S	442.62	58 16 49 N	03 20 21 W	Classified
East Sanday Coast	UK9002331	S	1515.23	59 16 00 N	02 34 00 W	Classified
Eilean na Muice Duibhe (Duich Moss), Islay	UK9003054	S	576.42	55 43 20 N	06 15 20 W	Classified
Eoligarry, Barra	UK9001761	S	144.04	57 02 50 N	07 25 48 W	Classified
Fair Isle	UK9002091	S	561.27	59 32 15 N	01 37 00 W	Classified
Fala Flow	UK9004241	S	318.04	55 49 00 N	02 54 20 W	Classified
Fetlar	UK9002031	S	2594.91	60 36 35 N	00 51 20 W	Classified
Firth of Forth	UK9004411	S	6313.72	56 01 00 N	02 53 00 W	Classified
Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary	UK9004121	S	6923.29	56 24 30 N	03 05 00 W	Classified
Flannan Isles	UK9001021	S	58.87	58 17 20 N	07 35 30 W	Classified
Forest of Clunie	UK9004381	S	19349.38	56 40 00 N	03 35 00 W	Classified
Forth Islands	UK9004171	S	106.01	56 11 10 N	02 33 20 W	Classified
Foula	UK9002061	S	1323.31	60 08 20 N	02 05 00 W	Classified
Fowlsheugh	UK9002271	S	10.15	56 54 45 N	02 11 45 W	Classified
Gladhouse Reservoir	UK9004231	S	186.41	55 47 10 N	03 06 00 W	Classified
Glas Eileanan	UK9003211	S	1.43	56 29 48 N	05 42 50 W	Classified
Glen App and Galloway Moors	UK9003351	S	8942.38	55 00 20 N	04 56 30 W	Classified
Glen Tanar	UK9002771	S	4180.09	57 01 10 N	02 53 30 W	Classified
Greenlaw Moor	UK9004281	S	247.59	55 44 06 N	02 27 06 W	Classified
Gruinart Flats, Islay	UK9003051	S	3261.32	55 50 42 N	06 19 33 W	Classified
Handa	UK9001241	S	367.49	58 23 00 N	05 11 12 W	Classified
Hermaness, Saxa Vord and Valla Field	UK9002011	S	1662.92	60 49 19 N	00 54 00 W	Classified
Hoy	UK9002141	S	9499.7	58 51 30 N	03 19 10 W	Classified
Imperial Dock Lock, Leith	UK9004451	S	0.11	55 59 00 N	03 10 15 W	Classified
Inner Clyde Estuary	UK9003061	S	1826.02	55 56 50 N	04 38 00 W	Classified
Inner Moray Firth	UK9001624	S	2339.23	56 50 25 N	04 21 15 W	Classified
Inverpolly, Loch Urigill and Nearby Lochs	UK9001511	S	1986.3	58 04 30 N	05 11 00 W	Classified
Kilpheder to Smerclate, South Uist	UK9001083	S	380.63	57 02 40 N	07 23 24 W	Classified
Kintyre Goose Roosts	UK9003071	S	412.37	55 31 00 N	05 37 00 W	Classified
Kinveachy Forest	UK9002581	S	2849.36	57 14 15 N	03 54 00 W	Classified
Knapdale Lochs	UK9003301	S	112.39	55 51 30 N	05 35 00 W	Classified
Ladder Hills	UK9002951	S	4240.4	57 12 12 N	03 15 00 W	Potential
Laggan, Islay	UK9003053	S	1230.02	55 43 16 N	06 18 24 W	Classified
Lairg and Strathbrora Lochs	UK9001611	S	286.3	58 04 45 N	04 24 40 W	Classified
Langholm – Newcastleton Hills	UK9003271	S	7544.87	55 12 15 N	02 53 50 W	Classified
Lewis Peatlands	UK9001571	S	58984.23	58 15 00 N	06 35 00 W	Classified
Loch Ashie	UK9001554	S	162.29	57 22 44 N	04 17 00 W	Classified
Loch Eye	UK9001621	S	205.14	57 47 30 N	03 58 00 W	Classified
Loch Flemington	UK9001691	S	21	57 32 32 N	03 59 15 W	Classified
Loch Ken and River Dee Marshes	UK9003111	S	769.11	54 59 28 N	04 01 00 W	Classified
Loch Knockie and Nearby Lochs	UK9001552	S	395.92	57 05 45 N	04 35 00 W	Classified
Loch Leven	UK9004111	S	1611.81	56 11 48 N	03 22 30 W	Classified
Loch Lomond	UK9003021	S	510.49	56 03 45 N	04 30 30 W	Classified
Loch Maree	UK9001531	S	3173.66	57 41 10 N	05 28 15 W	Classified
Loch of Inch and Torrs Warren	UK9003121	S	2111.04	54 50 30 N	04 52 30 W	Classified
Loch of Kinnordy	UK9004051	S	85.09	56 40 30 N	03 02 40 W	Classified
Loch of Lintrathen	UK9004061	S	186.4	56 40 40 N	03 11 00 W	Classified
Loch of Skene	UK9002261	S	120.89	57 09 30 N	02 21 30 W	Classified
Loch of Strathbeg	UK9002211	S	615.94	57 37 24 N	01 53 00 W	Classified
Loch Ruthven	UK9001551	S	201.15	57 19 54 N	04 16 48 W	Classified
Loch Shiel	UK9001721	S	2290.94	56 50 00 N	05 30 00 W	Classified
Loch Spynie	UK9002201	S	93.62	57 41 00 N	03 16 42 W	Classified
Loch Vaa	UK9002751	S	44.6	57 14 20 N	03 48 00 W	Classified
Lochnagar	UK9002281	S	1431.28	56 56 30 N	03 16 00 W	Classified
Lochs of Spiggie and Brow	UK9002651	S	141.48	59 56 00 N	01 20 00 W	Classified
Marwick Head	UK9002121	S	8.7	59 06 20 N	03 21 00 W	Classified
Mingulay and Berneray	UK9001121	S	911.07	56 48 18 N	07 38 33 W	Classified
Mointeach Scadabhaigh	UK9001501	S	4148.44	57 36 00 N	07 17 00 W	Classified
Monach Isles	UK9001071	S	595.74	57 31 30 N	07 36 30 W	Classified
Montrose Basin	UK9004031	S	984.61	56 42 40 N	02 30 20 W	Classified
Morangie Forest	UK9001791	S	3512.92	57 47 30 N	04 07 15 W	Classified
Moray and Nairn Coast	UK9001625	S	2410.25	57 38 54 N	03 43 48 W	Classified
Mousa	UK9002361	S	197.98	60 00 00 N	01 10 20 W	Classified
Muir of Dinnet	UK9002791	S	157.6	57 05 00 N	02 55 00 W	Classified
Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands	UK9003261	S	26330.31	55 30 35 N	04 04 35 W	Classified
Ness & Barvas, Lewis	UK9001741	S	649.2	58 29 30 N	06 15 30 W	Classified
North Caithness Cliffs	UK9001181	S	557.73	58 39 00 N	03 24 30 W	Classified
North Colonsay and Western Cliffs	UK9003171	S	973.96	56 06 28 N	06 10 00 W	Classified
North Harris Mountains	UK9001572	S	13132.01	58 00 00 N	06 57 30 W	Classified
North Inverness Lochs	UK9001553	S	123.21	57 21 42 N	04 30 10 W	Classified
North Rona and Sula Sgeir	UK9001011	S	138.81	59 07 18 N	05 49 30 W	Classified
North Sutherland Coastal Islands	UK9001211	S	221.11	58 33 30 N	04 21 00 W	Classified
North Uist Machair and Islands	UK9001051	S	4876.35	57 32 00 N	07 22 45 W	Classified
Noss	UK9002081	S	343.82	60 08 40 N	01 01 00 W	Classified
Novar	UK9020293	S	1054.65	57 41 30 N	04 20 10 W	Classified
Orkney Mainland Moors	UK9002311	S	4444.35	59 05 00 N	03 08 00 W	Classified
Oronsay and South Colonsay	UK9020299	S				Potential
Otterswick and Graveland	UK9002941	S	2241.41	60 33 35 N	01 06 30 W	Classified
Papa Stour	UK9002051	S	569.03	60 20 10 N	01 42 00 W	Classified
Papa Westray (North Hill and Holm)	UK9002111	S	245.71	59 22 40 N	02 52 45 W	Classified
Pentland Firth Islands	UK9001131	S	170.51	58 44 30 N	03 03 30 W	Classified
Priest Island (Summer Isles)	UK9001261	S	131.68	57 57 40 N	05 30 30 W	Classified
Ramna Stacks and Gruney	UK9002021	S	11.59	60 39 10 N	01 18 10 W	Classified
Rannoch Lochs	UK9004021	S	1170.19	56 40 00 N	04 37 00 W	Classified
Renfrewshire Heights	UK9020295	S	8943.24	55 50 30 N	04 45 00 W	Potential
Rinns of Islay	UK9003057	S	9407.46	55 46 55 N	06 21 00 W	Classified
River Spey – Insh Marshes	UK9002231	S	1158.87	57 05 23 N	03 59 48 W	Classified
Ronas Hill – North Roe and Tingon	UK9002041	S	5470.2	60 33 00 N	01 25 00 W	Classified
Rousay	UK9002371	S	633.41	59 10 50 N	03 06 00 W	Classified
Rum	UK9001341	S	10942.38	57 00 00 N	06 20 00 W	Classified
Shiant Isles	UK9001041	S	212.33	57 54 00 N	06 22 00 W	Classified
Slamannan Plateau	UK9004441	S	615.3	55 59 48 N	04 01 10 W	Potential
Sléibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh (Tiree Wetlands and Coast)	UK9003032	S	1938.59	56 30 00 N	06 52 00 W	Classified
South Tayside Goose Roosts	UK9004401	S	331.01	56 15 54 N	03 50 00 W	Classified
South Uist Machair and Lochs	UK9001082	S	5017.23	57 18 50 N	07 20 00 W	Classified
St Abb`s Head to Fast Castle	UK9004271	S	250.88	55 55 00 N	02 10 00 W	Classified
St Kilda	UK9001031	S	865.51	57 49 00 N	08 35 00 W	Classified
Strath Carnaig and Strath Fleet Moors	UK9020300	S	14782			Potential
Sule Skerry and Sule Stack	UK9002181	S	18.9	59 05 05 N	04 24 15 W	Classified
Sumburgh Head	UK9002511	S	39.04	59 51 55 N	01 16 05 W	Classified
Switha	UK9002891	S	57.39	58 47 08 N	03 06 00 W	Classified
The Oa	UK9003058	S	1943	55 35 46 N	06 18 34 W	Classified
Tips of Corsemaul and Tom Mór	UK9002811	S	83.71	57 26 32 N	03 00 35 W	Classified
Tiree (corncrake)	UK9003034	S	544.08	56 28 20 N	06 55 00 W	Classified
Treshnish Isles	UK9003041	S	240.67	56 29 30 N	06 25 10 W	Classified
Troup, Pennan and Lion`s Heads	UK9002471	S	172.11	57 41 00 N	02 15 05 W	Classified
Upper Solway Flats and Marshes	UK9005012	ES	43636.73	54 54 20 N	03 25 27 W	Classified
West Inverness-shire Lochs	UK9020298	S				Potential
West Westray	UK9002101	S	350.62	59 17 40 N	03 00 45 W	Classified
Wester Ross Lochs	UK9001711	S	1980.26	57 45 00 N	05 27 00 W	Classified
Westwater	UK9004251	S	49.77	55 45 30 N	03 24 30 W	Classified
Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch	UK9002221	S	1016.24	57 20 30 N	01 57 30 W	Classified

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