Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4iii, B2, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 977 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | high | favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A narrow estuary extending south-eastwards from the town of Woodbridge for a distance of over 12 km, reaching the sea just to the north of the town of Felixstowe. Extensive intertidal mudflats support an important invertebrate communityand wintering wildfowl and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Deben Estuary. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.
