Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss is a nature reserve near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.
Designations | |
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Official name | Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch |
Designated | 14 July 1988 |
Reference no. | 405[1] |
The reserve is designated SSSI, SPA and Ramsar because of the large numbers of geese overwintering there, especially the Icelandic/Greenland pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) and the Icelandic greylag goose (Anser anser).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links edit
- Scottish Wildlife Trust: Hoselaw Loch and Din Moss
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) citation
- RCAHMS record of Hoselaw Loch
55°34′42″N 2°18′29″W / 55.5783°N 2.3081°W