Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve

Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve
Location Appin, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Coordinates 56°33′31″N 5°15′16″W / 56.5586°N 5.2544°W / 56.5586; -5.2544Coordinates: 56°33′31″N 5°15′16″W / 56.5586°N 5.2544°W / 56.5586; -5.2544
Governing body Scottish Natural Heritage
Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve

Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve lies at the head of Loch Creran in Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. Managed by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve (NNR) is renowned for its diverse flora and fauna, including sessile oak and ash trees, mosses, liverworts and rare invertebrates, like the chequered skipper butterfly.[1] The NNR covers an area of around 169 hectares, encompassing woodland and hillside on the lower slopes of Beinn Churlain.[1]

Management

Scottish Natural Heritage owns Glasdrum Wood NNR, having previously been under the management of the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC), SNH's predecessor. A 17-ha area alongside the road was originally leased by the NCC from the Forestry Commission in 1962, which was declared a National Nature Reserve in 1967. in 1976, the NCC then purchased a further 152 ha of the adjoining land, which was declared an extension of the National Nature Reserve a year later.

Flora and fauna

Glasdrum Wood NNR comprises ancient sessile oakwoods, interspersed with ash, birch and alder. Lying within the Glen Creran Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation (SAC), the region has an outstanding variety of lichen species, including four globally-vulnerable species and 66 nationally-scarce species.[2] The climate and humid woodland habitat also provide good conditions for mosses and liverworts to thrive.

Glasdrum NNR has an impressive range of invertebrate species and is renowned as one of the best butterfly sites in Scotland, with 21 of the 35 species recorded in Scotland present at the reserve.[3] This includes the rare chequered skipper butterfly, a priority UK Biodiversity Action Plan species declared extinct in England in 1976.[4] Over 200 moth species have also been recorded at the reserve, including some nationally scarce species.[5] SNH's publication, The Story of Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve (see External links), has more information about the flora and fauna that can be found at the reserve.

Other designations

References

  1. 1 2 "The Story of Glasdrum Wood National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A937518.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A937518.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=palaemon
  5. ↑ http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A937518.pdf
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