Loch Moidart and Loch Shiel Woods

General site character

• Tidal rivers, Estuaries, Mud flats, Sand flats, Lagoons (including saltwork basins) (15%)
  
• Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (49.5%)
  
• Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (35%)
  
• Inland rocks, Screes, Sands, Permanent Snow and ice (0.5%)
  

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

• 91A0 Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles

  This composite site comprises a series of sizeable woodlands around Loch Moidart and on the northern shores of Loch Shiel. Extensive oak Quercus spp. woodland occurs around Loch Moidart, which in places has a diverse flora due to outcrops of basic rock; there is also a rich Atlantic bryophyte and lichen flora. The woods fringing Loch Shiel are similar, but less disturbed by development. This complex is one of a number of sites representing the Mid-west Highlands Atlantic bryophyte zone.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

• 1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide
• 9180 Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines  * Priority feature
• 91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)  * Priority feature

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

• Not Applicable

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

• 1355 Otter Lutra lutra