- Source: Meikle Loch
Meikle Loch is an inland loch some miles north of Collieston, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated as part of the Ythan Estuary complex, along with the Sands of Forvie, as a Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes. Meikle is a Scots word for large/big, which the loch is when compared to the adjacent Little Loch.
It is a eutrophic loch with limited aquatic vegetation but is important as the home to overwintering pink-footed geese. Additionally, it is an essential breeding location for three species of tern during the summer months and houses a tremendous variety of reedswamp plants.
References
External links
Special Protection Area designation at the Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Map sources for Meikle Loch
PDF Review of Meikle Loch, 2002
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Meikle Loch
- Meikle
- List of lochs of Scotland
- River Ythan
- Ythan Estuary
- Loch Meiklie
- List of Special Protection Areas in the United Kingdom
- Lochnagar
- List of lochs of Orkney
- Loch o' th' Lowes (New Cumnock)
