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Condition (NatureScot)

Favourable (1)

Unit	Feature	Condition	Area (ha)	Assessed
F1	Lowland neutral grassland	Favourable	—	2024-08-16

Description

DUMBROCK LOCH MEADOWS Dumbrock Loch Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) surrounds Loch Dumbrock, and is located at the extreme south west of the Stirling Council area, a mile from the village of Strathblane. The SSSI comprises one of the largest areas of unimproved, herb-rich, lowland grassland in the Stirling Council area. Habitats of this type are nationally rare and declining. The grassland occurs on soils which are unusually varied, from moderate to rich in nutrients, and from dry to heavily flushed with groundwater, such that a variety of plant communities are present. Drier areas are dominated by grasses such as sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta are found in the wetter areas as well as species such as the globeflower Trollius europaeus and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Other notable grassland species occurring include mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, field gentian Gentianella campestris, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, common twayblade Neottia ovata and greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Species mentioned

Show the 12 species mentioned in the description, with red-list status

English name search for this in other sites	Latin name search with Google	IUCN / Red List	Type	Family
common bent	Agrostis capillaris	LC	grass	poaceae
sheep's fescue	Festuca ovina	LC	grass	poaceae
purple moor grass	Molinia caerulea	LC	grass	poaceae
mountain everlasting	Antennaria dioica	VU	herb	asteraceae
frog orchid	Dactylorhiza viridis	VU	herb	orchidaceae
heath bedstraw	Galium saxatile	LC	herb	rubiaceae
field gentian	Gentianella campestris	LC	herb	gentianaceae
common twayblade	Neottia ovata	NT	herb	orchidaceae
greater butterfly orchid	Platanthera chlorantha	NT	herb	orchidaceae
tormentil	Potentilla erecta	LC	herb	rosaceae
globe flower	Trollius europaeus	VU	herb	ranunculaceae
tawny sedge	Carex hostiana	LC	sedge	cyperaceae

Insects to look out for

These moths, butterflies and beetles are known to feed on plants recorded at this site, and carry a notable UK conservation status — but a host-plant being present doesn't mean the insect has actually been recorded here. Treat this as "worth watching for," not a confirmed sighting.

Species	Status	Via host-plant
Chequered skipper Carterocephalus palaemon	Endangered	Molinia caerulea
Golden plusia Polychrysia moneta	Endangered	Trollius europaeus
Large heath Coenonympha tullia	Vulnerable	Molinia caerulea
Satyr pug Eupithecia satyrata	Vulnerable	Galium spp.
Grayling Hipparchia semele	Vulnerable	Festuca ovina
Bedstraw hawk-moth Hyles gallii	Vulnerable	Galium spp.
Grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae	Vulnerable	Potentilla erecta
The anomalous Stilbia anomala	Vulnerable	Molinia caerulea
Small heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Near Threatened	Agrostis spp., Festuca spp.
Silver barred Deltote bankiana	Near Threatened	Molinia caerulea
The Silurian Eriopygodes imbecilla	Near Threatened	Galium saxatile
Autumnal rustic Eugnorisma glareosa	Near Threatened	Festuca ovina, Galium spp.
Silver-spotted skipper Hesperia comma	Near Threatened	Festuca ovina
Wall Lasiommata megera	Near Threatened	Agrostis spp.
Rosy minor Litoligia literosa	Near Threatened	Festuca ovina
Dark-barred twin-spot carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata	Near Threatened	Galium spp.

Host-plant data: Cook et al. (2025), Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2024, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / Butterfly Conservation; and Padovani et al. (2020), Database of Insects and their Food Plants (DBIF), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (both Open Government Licence). Contains data supplied by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.