CITATION

CARSEBRECK AND RHYND LOCHS SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST Perth & Site Code: 336

NATIONAL GRID REFERENCE: NN 861097

OS 1:50,000 SHEET NO: 58 1:25,000 SHEET NO: NN 80, NN 81

AREA: 219.46 ha.

NOTIFIED NATURAL FEATURES: Biological: Fens: Hydromorphological mire range Bogs: Raised bog Birds: Greylag goose Birds: Pink-footed goose

DESCRIPTION: Carsebreck and Rhynd Lochs SSSI lies north of the A9 between Dunblane and in lowland . The site contains a range of habitats including the raised bog of Shelforkie Moss, together with base-rich flush and fen communities surrounding a group of three artificial lochs. The lochs are important as a roost for wintering Greylag and Pink-footed Geese. The southern boundary of the site runs, in part, along the Allan Water.

The raised bog is one of the largest in the Tayside region. The flush and fen communities support a relatively high number of plant species, including several of restricted distribution.

NOTIFICATION HISTORY First notified under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 Act: 1972. Notified under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981: 11 March 1985 Reviewed under the Nature Conservation () Act 2004: 4 September 2007

REMARKS

Part of Carsebreck and Rhynd Lochs SSSI is designated as Shelforkie Moss Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for the European habitats listed below:

Habitats: Active raised bog Degraded raised bog

Carsebreck and Rhynd Lochs SSSI is part of the South Tayside Goose Roosts Special Protection Area (SPA) for the birds listed below:

Birds: Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus Greylag goose Anser anser Waterfowl assemblage

Measured area of site corrected (from 223.7 ha)

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