CITATION

RIVER LYON BANK SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST Perth and Kinross

Site Code: 1362

NATIONAL GRID REFERENCE: NN 782487

OS 1:50,000 SHEET NO: Landranger Series 52 1:25,000 SHEET NO: Explorer Series 379

AREA: 1.18 hectares

NOTIFIED NATURAL FEATURES:

Biological: Vascular plants: Whorled solomon’s-seal Polygonatum verticillatum

DESCRIPTION River Lyon Bank Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) lies approximately 7 kilometres west of Aberfeldy on the northern bank of the River Lyon, to the north west of its confluence with the River Tay. The site comprises a narrow strip of mixed riverside woodland and is notified for its rare vascular plant species, in particular a single colony of the nationally rare whorled solomon’s-seal Polygonatum verticillatum.

The woodland is a mix of alder, ash, rowan, bird cherry, sycamore and wych elm. Its rich ground flora includes typically woodland species such as ramsons Allium ursinum, giant bellflower Campanula latifolia and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa along with some uncommon species such as moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, toothwort Lathraea squamaria and mountain melick Melica nutans.

NOTIFICATION HISTORY First notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: 15 December 1983

Reviewed under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004: 10 December 2010

REMARKS Measured area of site corrected (from 1.2 ha).

River Lyon Bank SSSI overlaps part of the River Tay Special Area of Conservation which is designated for the habitat and species listed below. Habitat: Clear-water lakes or lochs with aquatic vegetation and poor to moderate nutrient levels Species: Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Brook lamprey Lampetra planeri Otter Lutra lutra River lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis Sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus

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