GBR00010

National gene conservation unit number: 10
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2020
Date of the most recent visit: 2020

Location

Unit country: United Kingdom
Unit province or state: Scotland
Unit department or county: Highland
Unit municipality: Spinningdale, Bonar Bridge
Unit local name: Ledmore and Migdale
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 1 - 1
Unit surface area [ha]: 78.1
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):57.8722 | Longitude (Decimal): -4.2594

Soil: Fibric Histosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 1.878

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Quercus petraea; Acer pseudoplatanus; Pinus sylvestris; Betula pendula; Populus tremula
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Betula pendula, Quercus petraea

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