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Morrich More is an extensive area of dune grassland with wetland communities,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Loch Eye, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region ) 〕 on the southern shore of the Dornoch Firth, Scotland. Morrich More lies east of Tain, on the southern shore of the Dornoch Firth, Scotland. Offshore lie extensive areas of intertidal sandflat, including the tidal island of Innis Mhòr and the sand spit Paterson Island ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Innis Bheag)) which provide shelter.〔Hansom, JD and Black, SDL (1996) ("The Geomorphology of Morrich More: Management Prescription Review" ) (pdf) SNH. Retrieved 29 November 2009.〕 The area includes the most extensive area () of salt marsh in the Highlands.〔''Road Atlas of Britain'' (1978) London; Bartholomew p. 87〕 ==Designations== Morrich More is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and forms part a Special Area of Conservation with Dornoch Firth. Morrich More falls within the Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet Special Protection Area, one of the best examples of a large complex estuary in northwest Europe, relatively unaffected by industrial development.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet SPA )〕 Extensive sand-flats and mud-flats are backed by salt marsh and sand dunes with transitions to dune heath and Alder (''Alnus glutinosa'') woodland. The tidal flats support internationally important numbers of waterbirds on migration and in winter, and are the most northerly and substantial extent of intertidal habitat for wintering waterbirds in Europe. The area is described as:〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Dornoch Firth Conservation Sites ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morrich More」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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