The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2009 | very unfavourable | not assessed | not assessed |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | population | good |
State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | ||||||
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Scientific name | Common name | Reference population | Actual population | Units | % of population remaining | Result |
Caprimulgus europaeus | European Nightjar | 1 | 1 | breeding pairs | 100 | favourable |
Pernis apivorus | European Honey-buzzard | 2 | 1 | breeding pairs | 50 | unfavourable |
Alcedo atthis | Common Kingfisher | 5 | 1 | breeding pairs | 20 | very unfavourable |
Dryocopus martius | Black Woodpecker | 5 | 2 | breeding pairs | 40 | unfavourable |
Lanius collurio | Red-backed Shrike | 16 | 4 | breeding pairs | 25 | very unfavourable |
Lanius excubitor | 4 | 2 | individuals | 50 | unfavourable | |
Corvus corax | Common Raven | 3 | 2 | breeding pairs | 67 | unfavourable |
Lullula arborea | Woodlark | 10 | 1 | breeding pairs | 10 | very unfavourable |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Vrads Sande | Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser | 149 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Skovområde syd for Silkeborg | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 5,059 | protected area contains site | 5,070 |
Silkeborg Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) | 9,463 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Sepstrup Sande; Vrads Sande, Velling Skov og Palsgård Skov | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,572 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Salten Å; Salten Langsø, Mossø og søer syd for Salten Langsø og dele af Gudenå | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4,470 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Ikast-Brande Kommune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) | 7,285 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Horsens Kommmune | §3 beskyttet natur (alle søer, moser, vandløb, heder, enge mv) | 4,315 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Heathland | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Forestry plantations | - |
Unknown | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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forestry | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forest areas south of Silkeborg. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forest-areas-south-of-silkeborg-iba-denmark on 04/12/2023.