BirdLife Data Zone

DE161

Heubachniederung/ Schwarzes Venn/ Borkenberge/ Halterner Seen

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1992	60 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	passage	1996	1 individuals	C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1998	1,300 individuals	B1i, C3
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage	1995	2 individuals	C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	passage	1992	15 individuals	C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage	1992	5 individuals	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	passage	1994	8 individuals	C6
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	passage	1990	1 individuals	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1998	10 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	breeding	1994	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)
Westruper Heide, Struebingheide	Landscape Protection Area	765	protected area overlaps with site	101
Westruper Heide	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	78	protected area contained by site	78
Weisses Venn, Geisheide	Landscape Protection Area	341	protected area overlaps with site	260
Weißes Venn / Geisheide	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,298	protected area overlaps with site	1,133
Wacholderhain	Naturschutzgebiet	16	protected area overlaps with site	2
VSG 'Heubachniederung; Lavesumer Bruch und Borkenberge'	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,077	protected area overlaps with site	4,545
Uphuser und Sythener Mark	Landscape Protection Area	1,000	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Truppenübungsplatz Borkenberge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,716	protected area contained by site	1,717
Teiche in der Heubachniederung	Nature Reserve	213	protected area overlaps with site	206
Teiche in der Heubachniederung	Nature Reserve	118	protected area contained by site	118
Teiche in der Heubachniederung	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	332	protected area overlaps with site	302
Sueskenbrocks Heide	Landscape Protection Area	1,620	protected area overlaps with site	30
Stausee Haltern, Stever	Landscape Protection Area	1,122	protected area overlaps with site	759
Stadtforst Haltern	Landscape Protection Area	600	protected area overlaps with site	581
Schwarzes Venn	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	40	protected area contained by site	32
Rekener Berge(L10)	Landscape Protection Area	1,553	protected area overlaps with site	35
Rekener Berge	Landscape Protection Area	2,348	protected area overlaps with site	32
NSG Wildpferdebahn im Merfelder Bruch	Naturschutzgebiet	291	protected area overlaps with site	284
NSG Westruper Waelder	Naturschutzgebiet	71	protected area overlaps with site	1
NSG Westruper Heide	Naturschutzgebiet	87	protected area contained by site	88
NSG Weisses Venn und Geisheide	Nature Reserve	1,042	protected area overlaps with site	0
NSG Weisses Venn - Geisheide	Naturschutzgebiet	364	protected area overlaps with site	0
NSG Weiher im Levesumer Bruch	Nature Reserve	8	protected area contained by site	0
NSG Wacholderhain	Naturschutzgebiet	2	protected area contained by site	0
NSG Seebucht Hohe Niemen	Naturschutzgebiet	9	protected area overlaps with site	8
NSG Schwarzes Venn	Naturschutzgebiet	6	protected area overlaps with site	38
NSG Schwarzes Venn	Naturschutzgebiet	60	protected area contained by site	0
NSG Sandduennen randlich der Borkenberge	Naturschutzgebiet	19	protected area overlaps with site	17
NSG Insel Overrafh	Nature Reserve	35	protected area contained by site	0
NSG Hochmoor Borkenberge	Naturschutzgebiet	47	protected area overlaps with site	45
NSG Heubachwiesen	Naturschutzgebiet	466	protected area overlaps with site	433
NSG Heubachwiesen	Naturschutzgebiet	98	protected area contained by site	154
NSG Heubachwiesen	Naturschutzgebiet	56	protected area contained by site	0
NSG Gagelbruch Borkenberge	Naturschutzgebiet	89	protected area contained by site	89
NSG Borkenberge	Nature Reserve	502	protected area contained by site	0
NSG Borkenberge	Naturschutzgebiet	1,160	protected area contained by site	1,165
NSG Baeche im Linnert und Rietwiesen	Nature Reserve	75	protected area overlaps with site	0
Merfelder Bruch, Heubachniederung	Landscape Protection Area	1,323	protected area overlaps with site	79
LSG-Westruper und Struebings Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	654	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Waldvelen / Ramsdorf-Sued / Gemenkrueckling / Sternbusch	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,779	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Sueskenbrocks Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,620	protected area is adjacent to site	0
LSG-Stauseen Haltern	Landschaftschutzgebiet	955	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Stadtforst an der Stockwiese	Landschaftschutzgebiet	129	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Silberseen und Schmaloer Heide	Landschaftschutzgebiet	720	protected area is adjacent to site	0
LSG-Schwarzer Bach / Vennbach / Weisser Vennbach	Landschaftschutzgebiet	112	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Rekener Berge	Landschaftschutzgebiet	2,381	protected area is adjacent to site	0
LSG-Merfelder Bruch, Heubachniederung	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,322	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Linnert, Brook und Heubachniederung	Landschaftschutzgebiet	586	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Lavesumer Bruch	Landschaftschutzgebiet	391	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Heubachniederung, Weisses Venn	Landschaftschutzgebiet	1,042	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Heubach- und Boombachniederung	Landschaftschutzgebiet	377	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Halterner Stausee	Landscape Protection Area	26	protected area contained by site	0
LSG-Emkumer Mark-West	Landschaftschutzgebiet	282	protected area overlaps with site	0
LSG-Emkumer Mark	Landschaftschutzgebiet	33	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lippeaue	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,416	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Huegelland Hohe Mark	Landscape Protection Area	4,344	protected area overlaps with site	270
Hohe Mark	Nature Park	104,087	protected area contains site	7,349
Heubachniederung, Weisses Venn, Lavesumer Bruch	Landscape Protection Area	962	protected area overlaps with site	955
Heubachniederung, Weisses Venn	Landscape Protection Area	598	protected area overlaps with site	145
Heubach- und Boombachniederung	Landscape Protection Area	340	protected area overlaps with site	292
Gagelbruch Borkenberge	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	88	protected area contained by site	78
Emkumer Mark-West	Landscape Protection Area	279	protected area overlaps with site	101
Emkumer Mark	Landscape Protection Area	33	protected area overlaps with site	5
Der Linnert	Landscape Protection Area	620	protected area overlaps with site	371
Baggerseen Sythen, Hausduelmen-Schmaloer Heide	Landscape Protection Area	770	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Raised bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
military	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Heubachniederung/ Schwarzes Venn/ Borkenberge/ Halterner Seen. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/heubachniederung-schwarzes-venn-borkenberge-halterner-seen-iba-germany on 27/09/2023.