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Sennelager training area


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 1997 42-43 breeding pairs C6
Common Crane Grus grus LC passage 1996 2,000 individuals C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding 1992 2-3 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC passage 1996 1 individuals C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC breeding 1992 1-2 breeding pairs C6
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus LC breeding 1982 1 breeding pairs C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC breeding 1992 1 breeding pairs C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus LC passage 1997 3 individuals C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus LC breeding 1992 4-5 breeding pairs C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC breeding 1992 6-7 breeding pairs C6
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis LC resident 1992 11 breeding pairs C6
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus LC resident 1997 20-25 breeding pairs C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC resident 1997 40 breeding pairs C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio LC breeding 1996 25-30 breeding pairs C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC breeding 1998 162-190 breeding pairs C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding 1992 present 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)
Vogelschutzgebiet Senne mit Teutoburger Wald Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 15,360 protected area overlaps with site 10,815
Untere Senne Landscape Protection Area 1,084 protected area overlaps with site 14
Trockensenne und Neunkirchner Sandebene(Feucht Landscape Protection Area 4,539 protected area overlaps with site 16
Teutoburger Wald mit Brackweder Osning und Obe Landscape Protection Area 2,868 protected area overlaps with site 82
Strotheniederung Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 94 protected area overlaps with site 83
Sennebäche Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 96 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Senne mit Stapelager Senne Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 11,735 protected area overlaps with site 10,800
Östlicher Teutoburger Wald Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 5,304 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Obere Senne Landscape Protection Area 2,404 protected area overlaps with site 134
NSG Strothe-Niederung Naturschutzgebiet 96 protected area overlaps with site 86
NSG Schluchten und Moore am oberen Furlbach Naturschutzgebiet 93 protected area is adjacent to site 0
NSG Schluchten und Moore am oberem Furlbach Naturschutzgebiet 131 protected area overlaps with site 5
NSG Schlaenger Moor Naturschutzgebiet 8 protected area contained by site 8
NSG Oestlicher Teutoburger Wald Naturschutzgebiet 2,320 protected area is adjacent to site 0
NSG Oesterholzer Bruch mit Schwedenschanze Naturschutzgebiet 39 protected area overlaps with site 35
NSG Moosheide Naturschutzgebiet 282 protected area contained by site 283
NSG Moosheide Naturschutzgebiet 161 protected area overlaps with site 155
NSG Lippeniederung zwischen Bad Lippspringe und Mastbruch Naturschutzgebiet 159 protected area is adjacent to site 3
LSG-Untere Senne Landschaftschutzgebiet 1,098 protected area is adjacent to site 0
LSG-Teutoburger Wald mit Brackweder Osning und Obere Senne mit Wistinghauser-, Haustenbecker- und Augustdorfer Senne und Auslõufern der Stukenbroker Lehmplatten Landschaftschutzgebiet 1,400 protected area overlaps with site 0
LSG-Stuckenbrocker Lehmplatten, Holter Wald und obere Senne und Neuenkirchener Sandebene Landschaftschutzgebiet 4,024 protected area is adjacent to site 0
LSG-Obere Senne Landschaftschutzgebiet 2,423 protected area overlaps with site 0
LSG-Kurwald Bad Lippspringe mit Strotheaue Landschaftschutzgebiet 259 protected area overlaps with site 0
LSG-Egge-Gebiet und Lipper Bergland mit Bielefelder Osning, Paderborner Hochflaeche und Hellwegboerden Landschaftschutzgebiet 8,169 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Kurwald Bad Lippspringe mit Strotheaue Landscape Protection Area 252 protected area overlaps with site 25
Eggegebirge und südlicher Teutoburger Wald Nature Park 271,100 protected area overlaps with site 117
Egge-Gebiet u. Lipper Bergland m. Bi. Osning Landscape Protection Area 8,573 protected area is adjacent to site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest -
Shrubland Heathland -
Grassland Dry siliceous grassland, Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, 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)
military -
forestry -
hunting -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sennelager training area. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sennelager-training-area-iba-germany on 27/09/2023.