National gene conservation unit number: 1
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2010
Date of the most recent visit: 2017

Location

Unit country: United Kingdom
Unit province or state: Scotland
Unit department or county: Highland
Unit municipality: Kinlochewe
Unit local name: Beinn Eighe NNR
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 20 - 400
Unit surface area [ha]: 202.2
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):57.6047 | Longitude (Decimal): -5.3119

Soil: Fibric Histosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 4.479

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Alnus glutinosa; Betula pendula; Populus tremula; Juniperus communis; Salix caprea; Prunus padus; Pinus sylvestris; Betula pubescens; Quercus petraea; Ilex aquifolium; Salix cinerea; Sorbus aucuparia
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus sylvestris

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation (habitats AND/or species)

Target species: Pinus sylvestris
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 90%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): > 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Continuous

Management
Population management: Conservation through active intervention carried out
Predominant silvicultural system: No silviculture