Loch Watten Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is located 12km west of Wick, Caithness. Loch Watten is a large, shallow, naturally nutrient-rich loch lying over Old Red Sandstone. This is the largest of a series of lochs in this part of Caithness.
The site is of national importance for the wintering greylag goose population and fen vegetation and internationally important for its open water habitat. Loch Watten is one of seven sites in Caithness that form the Caithness Lochs Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site and which together support internationally important wintering populations of Greenland white-fronted goose, greylag goose and whooper swan.
Categories
Wildlife
Opening Times
Always open
Location Information
Area: Caithness East
OS Grid Reference: ND22981 56089
Accessibility Information
Can be viewed from the shore where parking is available.