Remnant stretches of the River Main with oxbow lakes, patches of riverine forest, vegetated sand-dunes and wet meadows.
Key biodiversity
Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (passage).
Protected areas
National Partial International NoneIBA overlaps with Landscape Protected Area and Nature Reserve.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Main valley near Schweinfurt. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.