National gene conservation unit number: 2
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2020
Date of the most recent visit: 2020

Location

Unit country: United Kingdom
Unit province or state: Scotland
Unit department or county: Highland
Unit municipality: Strathcarron
Unit local name: Ben Shieldaig Estate
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]:
Unit surface area [ha]: 67.12
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):57.5075 | Longitude (Decimal): -5.6333

Soil: Fibric Histosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 5.063

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Ilex aquifolium; Quercus petraea; Pinus sylvestris; Sorbus aucuparia; Betula pubescens
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Pinus sylvestris

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation (habitats AND/or species)

Target species: Pinus sylvestris
Status of the target species in the GCU: -
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 80%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): > 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: -
Predominant silvicultural system: -