Data Zone
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 |
|---|
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | Heathland | - |
| Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Forestry plantations | - |
| Unknown | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| 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.
