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population was recently increased by planting, there was only a single female bush of the woolly willow, one of only 11 known sites in the UK - the nearest population elsewhere is within
Caenlochan Glen. There are a number of other rare plants, including the rare downy willow, as well as mosses and liverworts. These are mostly associated with rock outcrops and limestone soils but springs and flushes where lime-rich and snowbed vegetation occurs also hold more notable species.
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The high altitude areas support habitats and species which are particularly well adapted to this hostile environment. The site is notified as an SSSI because of the number of rare arctic-alpine vascular plant species. The outcrops of limestone in Glas Choire Bheag are rich in plants. Until the
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Cairngorms Massif Special Protection Area (SPA) which is designated for its breeding population of golden eagles."
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Gleann Mòr. On the east side three pronounced ridges enclose two corries, Glas Choire Bheag and Glas Choire Mhor, which drop into Gleann
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