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Aukrug Nature Park


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2002 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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 1997 2 breeding pairs C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia LC breeding 1994 7 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding 2002 1 breeding pairs C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding 2002 3-7 breeding pairs C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC breeding 2002 5-6 breeding pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC breeding 2002 10-15 breeding pairs C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC breeding 2002 3-5 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Wälder im Aukrug Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 597 protected area contained by site 597
Wälder im Aukrug Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 879 protected area contained by site 879
Wälder der nördlichen Itzehoer Geest Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 711 protected area contained by site 711
Tönsheider Wald Naturschutzgebiet 60 protected area contained by site 61
Staatsforsten Barlohe Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 2,366 protected area contained by site 2,366
Spülflächen Schachtholm Naturschutzgebiet 124 protected area overlaps with site 11
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Elbästuar und angrenzende Flächen Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 19,280 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Schierenwald Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 819 protected area contained by site 819
Schierenwald Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 588 protected area contained by site 588
Sandergebiet westlich von Brammerau Landschaftschutzgebiet 80 protected area overlaps with site 83
Rantzau-Tal Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 215 protected area overlaps with site 98
Mühlenbarbeker Au und angrenzendes Quellhangmoor Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 58 protected area contained by site 58
Mittlere Stör; Bramau und Bünzau Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 211 protected area overlaps with site 77
Lohmühlenteich Landschaftschutzgebiet 30 protected area overlaps with site 15
Landschaftsbestandteile und Landschaftsteile im Bereich mehrerer Gemeinden Landschaftschutzgebiet 375 protected area overlaps with site 44
Joachimsquelle Landschaftschutzgebiet 101 protected area contained by site 102
Haaler Au Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 432 protected area overlaps with site 91
Dünen bei Kattbek Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 152 protected area overlaps with site 60
Boxberg Landschaftschutzgebiet 19 protected area contained by site 0
Boxberg Landscape Protection Area 19 protected area contained by site 19
Aukrug Nature Park 38,400 protected area overlaps with site 39,344

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest -
Grassland Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Water fringe vegetation -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aukrug Nature Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aukrug-nature-park-iba-germany on 03/10/2023.