Meikle Loch
| Designations | |
|---|---|
Official name | Ythan Estuary & Meikle Loch |
| Designated | 30 March 1998 |
| Reference no. | 939[1] |
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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.[2] 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 a roost site for overwintering pink-footed geese. In summer, it forms part of a wider breeding area for three species of tern and supports areas of reedswamp vegetation.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ythan Estuary & Meikle Loch". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Ramsar Convention. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ "Appendix 7: Site accounts". The UK Special Protection Area network: its scope and content (PDF) (Report). UK SPA Review. Vol. 3. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. pp. 393–394. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Map sources for Meikle Loch
- PDF Review of Meikle Loch, 2002
57°22′04″N 1°57′12″W / 57.367803°N 1.953272°W
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