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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. 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

1. "Ythan Estuary & Meikle Loch". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

External links

• Special Protection Area designation at the Joint Nature Conservation Committee
• 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 / 57.367803; -1.953272

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