List of Special Protection Areas in Scotland

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This is a list of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in Scotland.

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}

class="wikitable" summary="Table of classified and potential SPAs in Scotland"
style="width:42%;" | Site name

! style="width:10%;" | Site code

! style="width:8%;" | Country

! style="width:10%;" | Area (ha)

! Coordinates

! style="width:10%;" | Status

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Abernethy Forest

| UK9002561

| S

| 5793.46

| {{coord|57|13|22|N|03|18|10|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Achanalt Marshes

| UK9001701

| S

| 208.25

| {{coord|57|36|10|N|04|53|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ailsa Craig

| UK9003091

| S

| 99.94

| {{coord|55|15|15|N|05|07|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Aird and Borve, Benbecula

| UK9001751

| S

| 361

| {{coord|57|27|20|N|07|23|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Anagach Wood

| UK9020297

| S

|

|

| Potential

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Arran Moors

| UK9003341

| S

| 10736.51

| {{coord|55|32|40|N|05|13|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Assynt Lochs

| UK9001591

| S

| 1156.43

| {{coord|58|10|00|N|05|00|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Auskerry

| UK9002381

| S

| 101.97

| {{coord|59|02|00|N|02|34|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ballochbuie

| UK9002781

| S

| 1881.73

| {{coord|56|59|30|N|03|19|06|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Beinn Dearg

| UK9001631

| S

| 5567.59

| {{coord|57|48|00|N|04|55|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ben Alder

| UK9002551

| S

| 2860.21

| {{coord|56|50|25|N|04|29|45|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ben Wyvis

| UK9001641

| S

| 2174.54

| {{coord|57|41|00|N|04|34|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Black Cart

| UK9003221

| S

| 56.3

| {{coord|55|52|45|N|04|26|20|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Bridgend Flats, Islay

| UK9003052

| S

| 331.16

| {{coord|55|46|22|N|06|16|05|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast

| UK9002491

| S

| 208.62

| {{coord|57|26|20|N|01|48|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Caenlochan

| UK9004011

| S

| 5975.28

| {{coord|56|52|54|N|03|17|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Cairngorms

| UK9002241

| S

| 50903.74

| {{coord|57|04|30|N|03|38|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Caithness Lochs

| UK9001151

| S

| 145516.75

| {{coord|58|20|10|N|03|56|15|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands

| UK9001171

| S

| 1378.45

| {{coord|58|29|30|N|03|20|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Calf of Eday

| UK9002431

| S

| 238.03

| {{coord|59|14|24|N|02|43|48|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Cameron Reservoir

| UK9004131

| S

| 68.76

| {{coord|56|17|32|N|02|51|12|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Canna and Sanday

| UK9001431

| S

| 1341.27

| {{coord|57|04|00|N|06|30|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Cape Wrath

| UK9001231

| S

| 1019.18

| {{coord|58|36|00|N|04|53|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Castle Loch, Lochmaben

| UK9003191

| S

| 107.6

| {{coord|55|07|12|N|03|25|50|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Cnuic agus Cladach Mhuile

| UK9003311

| S

| 29248.97

| {{coord|56|26|30|N|06|00|20|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Coll (corncrake)

| UK9003033

| S

| 2321.88

| {{coord|56|39|16|N|06|30|05|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Coll

| UK9003031

| S

| 371.13

| {{coord|56|36|10|N|06|37|15|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Copinsay

| UK9002151

| S

| 125.42

| {{coord|58|54|00|N|02|40|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Craigmore Wood

| UK9001801

| S

| 654.09

| {{coord|57|17|00|N|03|37|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Creag Meagaidh

| UK9002161

| S

| 2872.64

| {{coord|56|57|00|N|04|35|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Cromarty Firth

| UK9001623

| S

| 3746.95

| {{coord|57|41|00|N|04|12|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Cuillins

| UK9001781

| S

| 29490.01

| {{coord|57|14|39|N|06|08|45|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Darnaway and Lethen Forest

| UK9020292

| S

| 1828.61

| {{coord|57|32|45|N|03|41|45|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch

| UK9004291

| S

| 50.59

| {{coord|55|34|33|N|02|18|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet

| UK9001622

| S

| 7836.33

| {{coord|57|51|00|N|04|02|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Drumochter Hills

| UK9002301

| S

| 9445.56

| {{coord|56|51|54|N|04|14|48|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| East Caithness Cliffs

| UK9001182

| S

| 442.62

| {{coord|58|16|49|N|03|20|21|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| East Sanday Coast

| UK9002331

| S

| 1515.23

| {{coord|59|16|00|N|02|34|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Eilean na Muice Duibhe (Duich Moss), Islay

| UK9003054

| S

| 576.42

| {{coord|55|43|20|N|06|15|20|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Eoligarry, Barra

| UK9001761

| S

| 144.04

| {{coord|57|02|50|N|07|25|48|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Fair Isle

| UK9002091

| S

| 561.27

| {{coord|59|32|15|N|01|37|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Fala Flow

| UK9004241

| S

| 318.04

| {{coord|55|49|00|N|02|54|20|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Fetlar

| UK9002031

| S

| 2594.91

| {{coord|60|36|35|N|00|51|20|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Firth of Forth

| UK9004411

| S

| 6313.72

| {{coord|56|01|00|N|02|53|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary

| UK9004121

| S

| 6923.29

| {{coord|56|24|30|N|03|05|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Flannan Isles

| UK9001021

| S

| 58.87

| {{coord|58|17|20|N|07|35|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Forest of Clunie

| UK9004381

| S

| 19349.38

| {{coord|56|40|00|N|03|35|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Forth Islands

| UK9004171

| S

| 106.01

| {{coord|56|11|10|N|02|33|20|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Foula

| UK9002061

| S

| 1323.31

| {{coord|60|08|20|N|02|05|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Fowlsheugh

| UK9002271

| S

| 10.15

| {{coord|56|54|45|N|02|11|45|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Gladhouse Reservoir

| UK9004231

| S

| 186.41

| {{coord|55|47|10|N|03|06|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Glas Eileanan

| UK9003211

| S

| 1.43

| {{coord|56|29|48|N|05|42|50|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Glen App and Galloway Moors

| UK9003351

| S

| 8942.38

| {{coord|55|00|20|N|04|56|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Glen Tanar

| UK9002771

| S

| 4180.09

| {{coord|57|01|10|N|02|53|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Greenlaw Moor

| UK9004281

| S

| 247.59

| {{coord|55|44|06|N|02|27|06|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Gruinart Flats, Islay

| UK9003051

| S

| 3261.32

| {{coord|55|50|42|N|06|19|33|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Handa

| UK9001241

| S

| 367.49

| {{coord|58|23|00|N|05|11|12|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Hermaness, Saxa Vord and Valla Field

| UK9002011

| S

| 1662.92

| {{coord|60|49|19|N|00|54|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Hoy

| UK9002141

| S

| 9499.7

| {{coord|58|51|30|N|03|19|10|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Imperial Dock Lock, Leith

| UK9004451

| S

| 0.11

| {{coord|55|59|00|N|03|10|15|W}}

| Potential

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Inner Clyde Estuary

| UK9003061

| S

| 1826.02

| {{coord|55|56|50|N|04|38|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Inner Moray Firth

| UK9001624

| S

| 2339.23

| {{coord|56|50|25|N|04|21|15|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Inverpolly, Loch Urigill and nearby lochs

| UK9001511

| S

| 1986.3

| {{coord|58|04|30|N|05|11|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Kilpheder to Smerclate, South Uist

| UK9001083

| S

| 380.63

| {{coord|57|02|40|N|07|23|24|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Kintyre Goose Roosts

| UK9003071

| S

| 412.37

| {{coord|55|31|00|N|05|37|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Kinveachy Forest

| UK9002581

| S

| 2849.36

| {{coord|57|14|15|N|03|54|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Knapdale Lochs

| UK9003301

| S

| 112.39

| {{coord|55|51|30|N|05|35|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ladder Hills

| UK9002951

| S

| 4240.4

| {{coord|57|12|12|N|03|15|00|W}}

| Potential

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Laggan, Islay

| UK9003053

| S

| 1230.02

| {{coord|55|43|16|N|06|18|24|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Lairg and Strathbrora Lochs

| UK9001611

| S

| 286.3

| {{coord|58|04|45|N|04|24|40|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Langholm - Newcastleton Hills

| UK9003271

| S

| 7544.87

| {{coord|55|12|15|N|02|53|50|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Lewis Peatlands

| UK9001571

| S

| 58984.23

| {{coord|58|15|00|N|06|35|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Ashie

| UK9001554

| S

| 162.29

| {{coord|57|22|44|N|04|17|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Eye

| UK9001621

| S

| 205.14

| {{coord|57|47|30|N|03|58|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Flemington

| UK9001691

| S

| 21

| {{coord|57|32|32|N|03|59|15|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Ken and River Dee marshes

| UK9003111

| S

| 769.11

| {{coord|54|59|28|N|04|01|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Knockie and Nearby Lochs

| UK9001552

| S

| 395.92

| {{coord|57|05|45|N|04|35|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Leven

| UK9004111

| S

| 1611.81

| {{coord|56|11|48|N|03|22|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Lomond

| UK9003021

| S

| 510.49

| {{coord|56|03|45|N|04|30|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Maree

| UK9001531

| S

| 3173.66

| {{coord|57|41|10|N|05|28|15|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch of Inch and Torrs Warren

| UK9003121

| S

| 2111.04

| {{coord|54|50|30|N|04|52|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch of Kinnordy

| UK9004051

| S

| 85.09

| {{coord|56|40|30|N|03|02|40|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch of Lintrathen

| UK9004061

| S

| 186.4

| {{coord|56|40|40|N|03|11|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch of Skene

| UK9002261

| S

| 120.89

| {{coord|57|09|30|N|02|21|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch of Spiggie and Loch of Brow

| UK9002211

| S

| 615.94

| {{coord|57|37|24|N|01|53|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch of Strathbeg

| UK9001551

| S

| 201.15

| {{coord|57|19|54|N|04|16|48|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Ruthven

| UK9001721

| S

| 2290.94

| {{coord|56|50|00|N|05|30|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Shiel

| UK9002201

| S

| 93.62

| {{coord|57|41|00|N|03|16|42|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Spynie

| UK9002751

| S

| 44.6

| {{coord|57|14|20|N|03|48|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Loch Vaa

| UK9002281

| S

| 1431.28

| {{coord|56|56|30|N|03|16|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Lochnagar

| UK9002651

| S

| 141.48

| {{coord|59|56|00|N|01|20|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Marwick Head

| UK9002121

| S

| 8.7

| {{coord|59|06|20|N|03|21|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Mingulay and Berneray

| UK9001121

| S

| 911.07

| {{coord|56|48|18|N|07|38|33|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Mointeach Scadabhaigh

| UK9001501

| S

| 4148.44

| {{coord|57|36|00|N|07|17|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Monach Isles

| UK9001071

| S

| 595.74

| {{coord|57|31|30|N|07|36|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Montrose Basin

| UK9004031

| S

| 984.61

| {{coord|56|42|40|N|02|30|20|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Morangie Forest

| UK9001791

| S

| 3512.92

| {{coord|57|47|30|N|04|07|15|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Moray and Nairn Coast

| UK9001625

| S

| 2410.25

| {{coord|57|38|54|N|03|43|48|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Mousa

| UK9002361

| S

| 197.98

| {{coord|60|00|00|N|01|10|20|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Muir of Dinnet

| UK9002791

| S

| 157.6

| {{coord|57|05|00|N|02|55|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands

| UK9003261

| S

| 26330.31

| {{coord|55|30|35|N|04|04|35|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ness and Barvas, Lewis

| UK9001741

| S

| 649.2

| {{coord|58|29|30|N|06|15|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| North Caithness Cliffs

| UK9001181

| S

| 557.73

| {{coord|58|39|00|N|03|24|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| North Colonsay and Western Cliffs

| UK9003171

| S

| 973.96

| {{coord|56|06|28|N|06|10|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| North Harris Mountains

| UK9001572

| S

| 13132.01

| {{coord|58|00|00|N|06|57|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| North Inverness Lochs

| UK9001553

| S

| 123.21

| {{coord|57|21|42|N|04|30|10|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| North Rona and Sula Sgeir

| UK9001011

| S

| 138.81

| {{coord|59|07|18|N|05|49|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| North Sutherland Coastal Islands

| UK9001211

| S

| 221.11

| {{coord|58|33|30|N|04|21|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| North Uist Machair and Islands

| UK9001051

| S

| 4876.35

| {{coord|57|32|00|N|07|22|45|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Noss

| UK9002081

| S

| 343.82

| {{coord|60|08|40|N|01|01|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Novar

| UK9020293

| S

| 1054.65

| {{coord|57|41|30|N|04|20|10|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Orkney Mainland Moors

| UK9002311

| S

| 4444.35

| {{coord|59|05|00|N|03|08|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Otterswick and Graveland

| UK9002941

| S

| 2241.41

| {{coord|60|33|35|N|01|06|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Papa Stour

| UK9002051

| S

| 569.03

| {{coord|60|20|10|N|01|42|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Papa Westray (North Hill and Holm of Papa)

| UK9002111

| S

| 245.71

| {{coord|59|22|40|N|02|52|45|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Pentland Firth Islands

| UK9001131

| S

| 170.51

| {{coord|58|44|30|N|03|03|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Priest Island (Summer Isles)

| UK9001261

| S

| 131.68

| {{coord|57|57|40|N|05|30|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ramna Stacks and Gruney

| UK9002021

| S

| 11.59

| {{coord|60|39|10|N|01|18|10|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Rannoch Lochs

| UK9004021

| S

| 1170.19

| {{coord|56|40|00|N|04|37|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Renfrewshire Heights

| UK9020295

| S

|

|

| Potential

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Rinns of Islay

| UK9003057

| S

| 9407.46

| {{coord|55|46|55|N|06|21|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| River Spey - Insh Marshes

| UK9002231

| S

| 1158.87

| {{coord|57|05|23|N|03|59|48|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ronas Hill - North Roe and Tingon

| UK9002041

| S

| 5470.2

| {{coord|60|33|00|N|01|25|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Rousay

| UK9002371

| S

| 633.41

| {{coord|59|10|50|N|03|06|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Rùm

| UK9001341

| S

| 10942.38

| {{coord|57|00|00|N|06|20|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Shiant Isles

| UK9001041

| S

| 212.33

| {{coord|57|54|00|N|06|22|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Sléibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh (Tiree Wetlands and Coast)

| UK9003032

| S

| 1938.59

| {{coord|56|30|00|N|06|52|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Solway Firth{{efn|Formerly called 'Upper Solway Flats and Marshes'}}

| UK9005012

| ES

| 43636.73

| {{coord|54|54|20|N|03|25|27|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| South Tayside Goose Roosts

| UK9004401

| S

| 331.01

| {{coord|56|15|54|N|03|50|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| South Uist Machair and Lochs

| UK9001082

| S

| 5017.23

| {{coord|57|18|50|N|07|20|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| St Abb's Head to Fast Castle

| UK9004271

| S

| 250.88

| {{coord|55|55|00|N|02|10|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| St Kilda

| UK9001031

| S

| 865.51

| {{coord|57|49|00|N|08|35|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Sule Skerry and Sule Stack

| UK9002181

| S

| 18.9

| {{coord|59|05|05|N|04|24|15|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Sumburgh Head

| UK9002511

| S

| 39.04

| {{coord|59|51|55|N|01|16|05|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Switha

| UK9002891

| S

| 57.39

| {{coord|58|47|08|N|03|06|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Tips of Corsemaul and Tom Mór

| UK9002811

| S

| 83.71

| {{coord|57|26|32|N|03|00|35|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Tiree (corncrake)

| UK9003034

| S

| 544.08

| {{coord|56|28|20|N|06|55|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Treshnish Isles

| UK9003041

| S

| 240.67

| {{coord|56|29|30|N|06|25|10|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Troup, Pennan and Lion`s Heads

| UK9002471

| S

| 172.11

| {{coord|57|41|00|N|02|15|05|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| West Westray

| UK9002101

| S

| 350.62

| {{coord|59|17|40|N|03|00|45|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Wester Ross Lochs

| UK9001711

| S

| 1980.26

| {{coord|57|45|00|N|05|27|00|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Westwater

| UK9004251

| S

| 49.77

| {{coord|55|45|30|N|03|24|30|W}}

| Classified

style="vertical-align:top;"

| Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch

| UK9002221

| S

| 1016.24

| {{coord|57|20|30|N|01|57|30|W}}

| Classified

Notes

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References

  • [https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/list-of-spas/#scotland Special Protection Areas – List of sites: Scotland]

Special protection areas in Scotland