Caithness Lochs is a protected wetland area in the historic county of Caithness in the far north of Scotland. With a total area of 1,379 hectares, it covers six freshwater lochs and a complex area of fen and swamp, and has been protected as a Ramsar Site since 1998.[2]
The area comprises seven distinct wetlands, each of which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest: Broubster Leans, Loch of Mey, Loch Calder, Loch Heilen, Loch of Wester, Loch Scarmclate and Loch Watten. These provide a variety of habitats for waterfowl and wading birds, including internationally important populations of greylag geese, white-fronted geese and whooper swans.[1] It is also important for several species of reed, pondweed and water sedge.[3]
As well as being recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,[2] Caithness Lochs has also has been designated a Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation.[1][4]
CaithnessLochs is a protected wetland area in the historic county of Caithness in the far north of Scotland. With a total area of 1,379 hectares, it...
This list of lochs in Scotland includes the majority of bodies of standing freshwater named as lochs but only a small selection of the generally smaller...
ferries link Caithness with Orkney, and Caithness also has an airport at Wick. The Pentland Firth island of Stroma is within Caithness. The name was...
into the loch on its southeastern side. "CaithnessLochs". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 1 March 2014. "Loch Of Mey". Caithness.org. Retrieved...
2016. "Loch Calder". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 12 June 2016. "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the...
Loch Heilen is a loch in the civil parish of Dunnet in Caithness, Scotland. St. John's Loch and Loch Heilen are the two largest lochs in the parish. It...
Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Forss Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 June 2016. "Loch Calder; Loch Shurrery (Vol...
Loch Watten is a loch in the River Wick drainage basin in Caithness, Scotland. The name is a tautology, consisting of the word "loch" (of Gaelic origin)...
into the then new constituency of Caithness and Sutherland. In 1997 Caithness and Sutherland was merged into Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. The...
Assynt, Sutherland and part of Caithness. The Caledonian Canal, which extends from Loch Linnhe in the south-west, via Loch Ness to the Moray Firth in the...
Moss and Forest of Alyth Mires Dunkeld – Blairgowrie Lochs Durness Dykeneuk Moss East Caithness Cliffs East Mires and Lumbister Eilean na Muice Duibhe...
Dunnet Head (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Dùnaid) is a peninsula in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland. Dunnet Head includes the most northerly point...
Dunbeath Water is a short river in Caithness in northern Scotland. It rises at Loch Braigh na h-Aibhne in the Flow Country and initially flows northeast...
The Caithness Broch Project is a Scottish charity which aims to promote the county of Caithness as a heritage tourism destination. Established as a company...
Church Farmland near Skarfskerry, Caithness Local scenery Extreme points of the United Kingdom. "Scarfskerry". Caithness.org. Retrieved 1 March 2014. Topographical...
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