Coldingham Loch
{{Short description|Freshwater loch in Coldingham, Scotland}}
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Coldingham Loch is a freshwater loch in the parish of Coldingham, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire, between Coldingham Moor and St Abb's Head. The loch is a natural spring-fed {{convert|22|acre|ha|adj=on}} loch, about {{convert|300|yd|m}} from the sea and about {{convert|300|ft|m}} above sea level; it is used for fly fishing for rainbow trout and brown and blue trout. The area is also used for pheasant shooting.
The Scottish Borders Council has described Coldingham Loch as "eutrophic open water, with high levels of plant nutrient, turbid water caused by high plankton levels; coarse fish generally dominant; in natural state supports high levels of biodiversity; often important wildfowl sites".
See also
References
- 'Freshwater Biology', vol.17, issue3, pp. 419–428: A. E. BAILEY-WATTS: Coldingham Loch, S.E. Scotland. II. Phytoplankton succession and ecology in the year prior to mixer installation
External links
- [http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=59770 RCAHMS record of Coldingham Loch, or Biter's Craig]
- [http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/59774/details/coldingham+loch/ CANMORE/RCAHMS record of Coldingham Loch, Long cist]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120605094200/http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search/index.php?page=35&p_type=PARISH&p_name=coldingham&id=659&p_county=berwickshire&cache_name=111parishcoldingham659 National Archives of Scotland: Parish of Coldingham]
- [http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/pdf/23641.pdf Scottish Borders Council: Standing Open Water Habitat Action Plan]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-46620-coldingham-loch-boat-house-coldingham/bingmap British Listed Buildings: Coldingham Loch, Boat House, Coldingham]
- [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1466229 Geograph image: Coldingham Loch Panorama]
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